Kirk Gibson's legendary 1988 World Series walk-off home run, called by Vin Scully!
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- 10/15/88: Vin Scully calls Kirk Gibson's full at-bat that finishes with a legendary walk-off homer during Game 1 of the World Series
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After calling the home run, there were 60 plus seconds of silence from Sculley. Nothing but the cheering.
That’s pure genius.
He was always like that. He let the crowd cheering do the talking.
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I'm an A's fan, and that home run devastated me. We never recovered. Even in the game 3 win we really didn't hit, other than McGwire's walkoff. Dodger pitching totally dominated us the entire series.
Vin is a true professional. The best.
@@johnwalker1250 I was rooting for the A’s as well. As a. Braves and Yankees fan, I never want to see the Dodgers do well. Having said that, this was a team of destiny. It was one of those rare occurrences when a series is over after Game 1. There was no way Oakland was winning this after Gibson’s HR.
@@johnwalker1250 big dodger fan here, but I will say this, alot of folk became big fans of pitching after this series, because those bash brothers had the whole world only thinking of hitting with power! Yell
I remember my dad losing his mind and running around the house screaming in happiness. One of my favorite memories of him.
That’s Beautiful‼️🙌🏾❤️💯..Cherish It For The Rest Of Your Life..I Lost My Pops As Well....
Same reason I watched this . Memories
I said there's nothing u can do now but hit a H R. Your legs don't work.So he did!!!!
*Almost* as good as, “Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!”
I am 68 years old and my son still remembers that night as we jumped so high off the sofa and started screaming that it scared my 4 year old daughter and she jumped on mom's lap.
To me, Gibson pumping his arm as he rounds second base is one of the most iconic moments in Dodgers history...
Baseball history
Really going out on a limb there I see
yes
agree. i was 11; i had forgotten the count, the foul balls, but i will never forget the arm pump as he rounded 2nd.
@@LateNightDateNight I see what you did there.....
I was eight years old when I watched this on TV. My family had immigrated to the United States just one year before. I never really felt like I fit in, either in school or the country. But I remember watching this game, talking about it with my friends -- and it was the first time I truly felt American.
Whenever I rewatch this clip and hear Vin Scully's commentary, it brings back that special moment as though it were yesterday.
Godspeed, Mr. Scully. You really did exemplify the best of our great country. Your voice will live on. I know I'll never forget it.
Luke Daniell Truly cool story Bro! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing that memory.
I was a couple years older and I was in my first year collecting baseball cards with my best friend and we were watching the game, cheering for the dodgers.
I don't think I appreciated that moment as much as I should have.
beautiful story
Great comment Luke, and let me tell you that you are a great American.
This, boys and girls, is that rare perfect moment in life, where everything comes together. The biggest stage. The best players on the best teams. Kirk Gibson, an MVP that could barely walk, coming in to face the future Hall of Famer, and best reliever in the game at the time, Dennis Eckersley. And the immortal Vin Scully calling the action.
If it’s any other pitcher, the moment, while still great, is not legendary. A healthy Gibson, and the moment, while great, is not legendary. Any other announcer blabbing through the moment-it’s still memorable, but it’s not legendary.
LaRussa against Lasorda. Two chess masters. The entire state of California rocking, each picking their team, Oakland or Los Angeles. And a moment that will reverberate through the ages.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Great comment. A well rendered description of this legendary sports moment.
Beautiful comment
Would have been a bit better with Al Michaels commentating, but Skully did a decent job
Not only that, the role Mike Davis played in that rally often gets overlooked. He drew a walk from a very dangerous pitcher and was a threat on the basepaths to keep Eckersley distracted. That's seriously good work out of the 8 spot in the lineup
Dang, there's still people like me watching this in 2020. It's so pure..
The best thing about Vin….he always let the moment speak for itself
Farewell Vin
From 6:48 to 7:48 he didn't say a word. That's how it's done.
He was so good!
Notice how he doesn't speak much.. he just let's the moment happen
well yeah, although I don't think he did it on purpose here. what can you say?
Easily one of the best moments in baseball.
Incredible !
It was pretty unpleasant to watch as an A's fan, though.
@@jimlang7461 nah it was memorable for everybody
others are Gibsons 1984 Tiger home runs
Huge Giants fan here… even I have to admit that. It truly was one of those moments that makes baseball so great.
Rest in peace, Vin Scully
Indeed!
My dad and I were A's fans and we saw that hit and my dad said: "If you have to lose, thats how. that was the greatest at bat ever. The man had no legs." and it was the greatest at bat ever. I's the best memory I have of my dad.
Your dad showed such graciousness of spirit to you in that moment. From a stunning loss he gave you a gift that can’t be taken from you: a memory of a truly great soul. I appreciate you sharing that.
I don't think there is any doubt about that - that was the greatest at-bat EVER! All arms, he had no legs......
@@donporter1187 Kirk Gibson at bat: All arms and heart!
@@arautus Perfect description!
See how Gibson flicked his wrists. Crazy strong hands. Best HR trot of all time, off Eckersley!!! I thought the A's had that game won.
What made Vin Scully so great? After "She is gone," he was smart enough to be quiet for a full minute and ten seconds and let the video and crowd noise tell the whole story.
The best announcers know that sometimes the best commentary is silence.
Boy, what a great point! Just adds so much to the magic of the moment!
You are sooooooo right. Thanks for pointing that out. You will never see that much silence again. Classic. This was scripted by the baseball Gods.
Yep...that quality and ability is gone.
Scully did he same, two years earlier, in game six in NY, "Little roller along the bag, gets by Buckner, here comes Knight...and the Mets win it!!!. He always knew when to be quiet and let the crowd noise speak for itself.
I just heard the news about Vin Scully. I didn’t get to hear him a lot but this is easily one of his greatest calls ever and I’m sad to hear him pass. Rest In Peace to the greatest commentator ever
Yeah, just clicked on the LAT and got the news. That's why I'm here now.
At least both him and Tommy got to see all 7 title wins of the Dodgers
@@raynessel4574 Got the notification on my phone. I suspect a bunch of us are going follow you here. Gibson's grit, the game situation, the World Series stage and Scully letting the crowd speak makes this most baseball moment in the history of baseball. At least for me.
The greatest.
Vin is the greatest ever. Ever.
Gibson’s celebratory gestures as he’s rounding second base still get me to this day
He never touched it.
Anyone else ever notice he ever touched the bag roundng second?
He touched the back side of it the camera and eyes didn't pick it up 😊
@@fmbbeachbum8163
Even if he hypothetically didn't touch second base, so what? What's your point?
The 2 big fist pumps as he rounds 2nd base is such an iconic sports image
Kinda hockey like eh?..after a goal.
Rounded second base - like 10 feet around it. He never got close to touching the bag, lol.
@@HoyaSaxaSD "Meanwhile.... Kirk Gibson still hasn't stepped on 2nd base!"
"are" such an iconic.
And four hours earlier Notre Dame beat Miami in one of the all time great CFB games, to catapult themselves to the eventual national championship. Yet few remember they were on the same day. It's as if each were so big they deserved a day of their own.
“Gibson shaking his left leg, making it quiver like a horse trying to get rid of a troublesome fly” man was a poet
He sure can paint a picture for the radio listener
Vin said in the documentary that he hated that line and never used it again
My girlfriend found this description of Vin Scully: "There are the greats, there are the legends, and then there's Vin Scully." Heck yeah poet
Lol
It’s why Vin Scully is unquestionably the greatest in history. The man did it all. Play by play and color while spinning wonderful tales of baseball lore. Love and miss Vin Scully and hearing Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time for Dodger baseball!
One of the greatest moments in sports history
I saw it live on TV but the other call is even better than Scully
Greatest moment in Dodger history
The voice of summer, has left us. The very voice of baseball, the pastime of our childhood, that defined our generation, and propelled so many fans to adulation and young athletes to eventual would be stardom, is gone. Our game, our sport, our lives, are all the better for simply having the honor and privilege to have listened to him announce sporting events over the years. Millions upon millions of young boys and girls alike, were introduced to the greatest sport in the world, just by hearing Vin describe the game to us. Play by play, pitch by pitch, hit by hit, run by run, out by out, Scully just made the game easier to grasp, easier to learn. And for that, all the fans and players alike, of this wonderful sport, called our national pastime, can simply say,
Mr. Scully,
Thank You.
💙 Thanks for this … a perfect tribute
Wonderful!❤
THANK YOU VIN SCULLY. For all the memories! Say hi to my tata LORENZO BRAVO and nana JULIA BRAVO in HEAVEN.Fans of you res for eternity sir.
The way Vin Scully just let the crowd tell us what happened is what makes this the best call ever!
I agree
None classier than Scully
@@waynenoll1967 Agreed. Still hate the Dodgers
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“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
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@@philithegamer8265 Haha. Me, too, Phil. But as a kid I thought that was the greatest thing I’d ever seen.
I'm British, and I was at that game! It's been so hard over the years trying to describe the last few moments of the game to fellow brits who have no concept of Baseball and the build-up to that moment. I love sport in all its' forms and this was one of the greatest moments in the history of sport and I feel very privileged to have been there. Incidentally, I did not get home to Huntington Beach until the early hours of the next morning. Dodger fans wouldn't leave the stadium and the car parks after the game and we all sat around just savouring the victory and what we had just witnessed. Happy, happy memories !!
Thanks for sharing that.
Liar
great story...thanks for sharing
@@cameronblanchard6835 salty bitter boy?
Good show mate!..Robert at 67.
And now, one of the best to ever do it has passed away. He made so many great calls. May he rest in peace. Thanks for the memories, Vin.
This is pure artistry, both by Vin and Kirk. One of the all-time great baseball moments.
Buy some Farmer John bacon
Look how beautiful this baseball clip is. No distracting graphics, no constant replays, no advertisements behind home plate, no advertisements on the outfield wall, this is the baseball of my youth.
Diego Olivarez Amen!
With Vin Scully, any game called was a class act. Only Al Michaels is in his league. ---------------WolfSky9
So true! Today's game is so distracting and most of it is for the gamblers who need constant stats!
Diego Olivarez I hear you!!!
Rick Deitrick SOOOO TRUE!!!
This home run is so legendary that a lot of people nowadays think this happened in Game 7, but it was Game 1.
Always thought it was game 7. So dramatic it felt like it.
With the crowd going crazy like this in game 1, can you imagine this in a game 7😂
This miracle struck a huge psychological blow to the Athletics, a better team, and though they managed to win one game, they never really recovered.
The A’s players said that game 1 loss destroyed them, basically killed their confidence and lost the series.
@@fisterhr But they won the WS the following year AND they were in the WS the year after that-so I’d say they did eventually recover.
Thank you, Vin your voice will echo on forever - "It's time for Dodger baseball"
Gods, this was just as riveting today as it was when I first say it over 30 years ago.
I was on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation when this happened & the Skipper kept us close enough to shore that we could pick up the local TV stations and watch the game aboard ship.
that is wonderful!
skipper knows best
We were stationed in San Diego and were Dodger fans when we got there in 1982. Went to Chavez Ravine for many games. My now ex husband was on the USS Ranger at fleet week in San Francisco watching this at a bar with his buddies. I was at our apartment in SD watching the game pacing the floor. Its one of those once in a lifetime games you watch as a fan. Still gives me chillbumps watching it.
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Shore duty, NAS Moffett Field. Free bleacher seats @ CandleStick or Oakland baseball games w/active ID. Space permitting…STILL a fan in those days , not at all now….
Great hero moment… watched Gibby tear up the Big Ten in College football AND baseball when I was younger. Made it a point to watch this Series. Long day at work, watched this with friends; just had that feeling when he came in the game, & wanted to see magic happen. Gibson was always a guy who lived to make those kinda moments come in to being.
Just about the only time in my life I ever rooted for a soCal team for anything. About a year later I ended up watching SF + LA playing the Series from middle of the Indian Ocean… odd twists of fate life throws in there. My phone threw me a cool back-door slider just now!!.…
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32 years later and its still one of the greatest moments that Ive seen in baseball history. Incredible!
one of? cant think of one that is even close!
Come on man I can understand if it was game 7 or maybe game 6 facing elimination like David freeze and St Louis but this was a game 1 of the world series.. lol.
Yes it was a great moment but it's not one of the greatest it's really not.
I like Kirk Gibson.
Yep. I’m nowhere close to a Dodgers fan either
@@iamthepapi6251 well can you give me a moment?
I agree and I am not a Dodgers fan by any means
A voice that takes you places. It takes me back to this moment in '88 and "behind the bag!" in '86.
I'll always appreciate how Vin would never step on the moment. He let the pictures speak for themselves.
When he called the last pitch of the 1986 World Series for NBC, Vin announced it like this...."Fastball, Got 'em!" Then silence as the Shea Stadium crowd roared and cheered
"Behind the bag" I love sports.
I see Kirk 2-3 times a week at golf course. I cut fairways. Sometimes we chat. He usually plays alone, an old warrior moving more slowly and deliberate. His golf swing is the same as his baseball swing.
He is a heroic figure.
Heroic ... no. But wonderful baseball player.
This at-bat had everything … an injured hero, a seemingly invincible foe, pickoffs, time-outs, foul balls, a full count, and a crucial game one result on the line. Pure baseball drama. What a joy!
Leonard Stilwell - and a stolen base.
And Vin Scully to tell the tale.
These are the times that make baseball great... UNSCRIPTED!!
Gurmfs (German Smurfs)
@MANCHESTER UNITED yeah, but soccer is sooooo boooooring, back & forth, back & forth....yawn
Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, man on second down by 1, standing on a bum leg.....this is the stuff of legend
Cheezeburger Walrus if this was a Hollywood script, the critics would say that’s it was too hokey....
To see something like this unfold and happen to such a great guy was awesome. Could not have written it better. Sandlot kids imagine this kind of moment. Can see myself as a kid in batters box saying that same thing, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs...😊
And the next day to preview Game 2, NBC played the Robert Redford clip from The Natural when he literally knocks the lights out in his one big at-bat. Couldn't have found a more fitting clip.
I remember as a kid watching this game
Every kids dream
Vin Scully going silent at 6:50 for over a minute letting the scene speak for itself.
That was one of his great gifts-knowing when _not_ to talk. It's like a great jazz group where the leader knows when to lay back and let someone else do the solo.
I don't think you will ever see that again.
That's why he was the greatest ever!!!
Vin was a virtuoso sports-caster. No doubt about that.
And what about the two phrases after that silence?: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened"... "And now the only question was: Could he make it around the base paths unassisted?"... Pure genius!
Unfortunately back here due to the terrible news but we are all here to celebrate this amazing at bat made that much more memorable by an amazing call.
GREAT announcers know when to BE QUIET and let the happenings unfold without a lot of chatter... This is a CLASSIC EXAMPLE of that dynamic!! ANYBODY WITH ME?
Scully is a national treasure. I still chop onions a little when I watch this at bat.
Dennis Cassley I don't know, I was speechless when I saw it too.
Vin Scully will never die in my heart and Joe Buck can go to hell
70 seconds of nat sound and no commentary. I really wish today's broadcasters would realize it's a visual medium and learn to shut up.
YES!!!! F%CK JOE BUCK!!! can't stand that homer!!!!
Here after finding out Vin Scully has past. May he Rest In Peace.
Oh man, I miss Vin Scully's announcing. I had forgotten the gem of a line "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
Oh man, and then followed by the "And now the only question was, could he make it around the base paths unassisted?" I had forgotten how great the call was here by Scully. Gives me goosebumps every time.
what's so great about it?
@@gospelslang9027 Scully is the best of all.
Sculls was the best. That voice man!
@@gospelslang9027 If it has to be explained, you wouldn't understand.
@@terrywilliams9924 or you can't explain it
My dad always tells the story of how he was at the game. It was his absolute favorite moment in baseball and he got to see it in person.
My dad tells me the story too! He took me to Game 6 in 2017. Best Halloween night of my life
My dad was there too! With his dad (my grandpa). According to them, my grandpa, upon seeing Kirk Gibson step up to the plate, told my dad "he's gonna hit a homerun." My dad shrugged it off, thinking, no way...
Of course, my grandpa turned out to be correct.
Should also note here though, I love my grandpa, but he's also got a habit of calling homeruns at baseball games for as long as I've been going to baseball games with him (20+ years). He's right about as often as you'd expect from an average person making such a call lol. But this is apparently one time where he called it perfectly. Also, my dad has quite the record with crazy games he's been at (he was also at the "Miracle on Manchester" Kings game)
Not a Dodger fan but that is the greatest at- bat in baseball history!! 3-2 w 2 out bottom of 9th playoff game hr.... Absolutely Amazing!!!
And it's the kind of act players like ARod or McGwire or even Griffey could NEVER accomplish. They were big stars, but they were never heroes. Gibson was a hero's hero after this.
And it was an injured player that come off the bench to pinch hit that did it.
@@ob7483 ARod hit .365 with 6 HR in the 2009 postseason that ended with the Yankees winning the WS but I guess that doesn't fit the narrative
I had totally forgotten how banged up Gibson was. Watching him hobble around the bases is just astonishing. Pure will and adrenalin.
Rest in peace, Vin. you were the greatest
Yes he’s up there with harry cary
Who is here after hearing the passing of vin. Rest in peace vin.
The most amazing part is Lasorda jumped almost six inches in the air.
Almost 6 inches 🤣🤣🤣
Must have been the slimfast shake.
Yup! Lasorda was a pasta nut. He was tubby!! He jumped up and landed about 6 times, and Cal Tech's seismographs registered 4.6 tremblors.
Seriously, Gibson's HR was one of the greatest moments of the Dodgers' storied history! We won the WS against an A's team that was so powerful. We weren't even in the same league as them, figuratively speaking. Willpower won the series for us. This was 1988 - 32 years ago. I think we need to win another WS! People ARE beginning to talk. We made it to the 2017 one, and the cheating Asterisks won it. Then we made it to the 2018 one, and the alleged cheating Red Sox won it. We lost the NLDS to the Nationals last season, who ended up winning it all. Now, let's get back there to the fall classic this season, and win it for the gipper!
I think it was 8 inches.
Tommy "Lasagna" - The Dodger's Greatest Ambassador, and one helluva Manager!
I was sitting 13 Rows behind the A’s dug out for this game. This is the greatest sports moment of my life!! I kept my ticket stub and found Gibson at Spring training 19 years later. He graciously autographed my ticket stub! What a treasure!
That's a great moment to be a part of! I was at the great game 3 last year, but yours is better because we won the series. Eventually winning the series makes it that much sweeter. Glad you kept that ticket and persisted in getting it signed. I'm sure he was thrilled just to see the ticket.
awesome
It's one of my top 3 and maybe top one of all. Was watching at home...living out there at the time.You can't script it any better than this.
I bet you never forgot that feeling being there at that game it must have been amazing
I was watching it from my tv box and only 19 yrs old. How time flies...
Rest In Peace Vin. Greatest to ever call a ballgame
Rest in Peace, Vin...you and Chick Hearn will be calling games forever :(
Oh how I miss hearing Vin Scully's voice on a summer evening
ditto
Agree 300%
Me, too. I grew up with it.
@@davidjones4850 listened faithfully since 1959, the year I fell in love with baseball.
We feel the same about Ernie Harwell in Detroit.
Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.
Too bad Kirk didn't take the credit until years upon years later
Don't compare a fluke World Series win to this classic
@easyrider912 , Fluke? The Dodgers were the best team in baseball this year start to finish. Best hitting line up in baseball and 2 of baseball's best pitchers.
@@Franco_City Yes in a 60 game season lol... That's like crowning a champ in the NFL after 7 games... It's a fluke...
@@dl30wpb Every team played with the same stakes. It was HARDER to win this year because there was never a rest. The Dodgers also went to 2 world series just before. YOURE a fluke.....
We will miss you Vin. Thank you for all the magical moments, such as this one.
Light a candle for Vin Scully.
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Scully says nothing for over 1 minute. He just lets the moment unfold. Great baseball announcing!
Masterful simply Masterful....
Griffviewer Scully did the same thing after Game 6 86 WS with Buckner. Silence for two minutes. Perfection
Nope! This is vintage Vinny! So miss him.
Give some credit to Joe Garagiola for shutting up also. That must have been hard for him.
why he was the best
VIN SCULLY GREATEST CALL EVER! THIS NEVER GETS OLD!
Herman Roa Vin sounded like an old dude here, and he still went on for almost 30 years more
I remember this at-bat like it was yesterday. I had 500 bucks on the Dodgers that night and I was a big fan of Kirk Gibson from his
Detroit Tiger days. That Sparky Anderson team was a great team too. Lasorda never shut up about Gibson and that homer afterward.
Rest In Peace Vin I love you
I've watched this at least a hundred times. It never gets old.
1:08 "Dennis Eckersley has not allowed a home run since August 24th" The kiss of death.
It’s almost like this was fixed? hMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
HAHA, damn straight!
Dennis Eckersley didn’t get the job done. No jinx or was it fixed.
The notorious sportscaster jinx
This was up there with announcing Marty Barrett as player of the game 6 in 1986
Living in a motel with my 2 year old son then . Never forget it. In a way inspired me to do better and I did. Thanks Mr. Gibson
Loser.
@@Jack-ns6xr 🤫🤫
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Firm Grip you’re a loser. You never know what someone has gone through.
Steve Blackburn that’s awesome Steve!
Rest In Peace Vin 🙏🙏❤️
The sound of the press box, the organ, the crowd, classic Vin with improbable and impossible, amazing.
The organist played “Happy Days Are Here Again”.
I'm a Detroit Tigers fan. Was thrilled we won 1984 World Series. This may sound funny but I think everyone in Detroit, went crazy and loved this moment for Kirk Gibson. He is still revered here for who he is and what he has done in the sport of Baseball
Plus, Kirk is from Michigan and was a football standout at MSU.
As A Dodger fan I followed Kirk Gibson Shining star of the Detroit tigers hes heart is always been Detroit Thanks for the memory Kirk Dodgers #1
As a fellow Tigers fan, I completely agree. We claim Gibby to be "our own" with so many great moments in a Tiger uniform, but I think that this at bat for the Dodgers from Gibby has to be the most epic moment of his career. Way more dramatic than his HR off Gossage in the 84 series at Tiger Stadium...although that was also an awesome moment. And how about Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on this call. We were blessed in Detroit to have a couple of the best broadcasters in the history of the game with the great Ernie Harwell, his partner Paul Carey and Hall of Famer George Kell. But Vin Scully's call here is the mark of a true pro. He knew when to talk and more importantly, he knew when not to. This whole sequence is baseball lore and belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Iam from kzoo mich love Gibson.
Gibson deserves any praise heaped upon him not just for his play on the field, but by how he conducted himself on and off of it! Great contributor, but also an equally solid human being! They're a dime a dozen!
I remember that night. I was 7 years old, staring outside my living-room window looking at my dad and all my relatives rolling on the front yard dirt celebrating, beer was splashing everywhere. i'll never forget that night of 1988.
bro I was 8...I'll never forget it ever...
Albert gomez I was 8 and heart broken.
I was 14, and had a bet with a friend the A's would sweep...
Albert gomez this comment makes me wish I was born in the 80's so I could watch this
me 2
Rest In Peace Vin
Some really well shot footage. The replays of focused on each of Eckersley, Gibson, and Lasorda are absolutely fantastic.
And part of the beauty of this moment is vintage Vin Scully: shut up and let the crowd's reaction and the pictures tell the story.
wkyken 100% true
yuppp
Agreed Whether it was TV or radio, . Vin said what was needed .... shut up..... and let the event speak for itself.
vin scully doesn't understand the concept of "shutting up"; by miles the most overrated announcer in sports history
I would really beat the shit out of you for saying that.
MLB, this clip seriously needs to be preserved in the Library of Congress. Its that important.
No doubt about that. This is the glory of baseball!
The Smithsonian...This is high drama baseball at it's best.
jdlocotxftw2002 for sure! will never forget listening to this on the radio
Your reply looks like it was written by someone with a 9th grade education. You are too stupid to understand baseball and far too stupid to reply to my comment.
Mr. G. Mitt Romney calls donald trump A BIG PHONEY A FRAUD.
Rest In Peace Vin Scully
Rest In Peace Vin. Greatest call in sports history.
Miracle on ice
@@Phantasm2Cuda Yeah MOI was iconic. Al Michaels I think
@@karlfalckh3498 al michaels, jack buck, john madden, pat summeral, vin scully, all my favorite announcers of all time
@@Phantasm2Cuda miracle on ice was a full length game. There is nothing. And i mean nothing, more LOW to HIGH in a sports call than this one. Everyone and the fuckn fat lady was about to sing. Were talking 3-2 at the bat, and simultaneously we have Jack Buck and Vin Scully calling this legendary MIRACLE. this was a fuckn miracle by kirk. This will always be the greatest call IMO. The miracle on ice however, is the greatest full length game i ever fuckn watched, and i witnessed my patriots come back down 28-3
greatest call in history is when my osu buckeyes won the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. "Dorsey throws it, incomplete...the Buckeyes win. They are 14 and 0 and they are the national champions of college football."
It was one of the most dramatic home runs i ever seen i my life. I am 85 now and Kirt Gibson is an Inspiration to me when my knees bother me.
I was a 16 year old kid, living in poverty, broke home, and with an alcoholic mother. I became a Dodgers fan that year, before the WS, but been a fan ever since. I cannot, in my own words, begin to tell you what Kirk Gibson's heroic HR did for me, in that moment. I was battling depression from a back injury I suffered the previous summer before football season, ended up missing the following year, and battled back my senior year. I also played baseball, although small in stature, I played with every ounce of heart like my hero Gibson.
My big brother used to say "when Vin Scully is on the radio, everything's right with the world."
And hot dogs tasted better too.
My big brother said "Room 101."
Well...back in the 80's we thought the great times would never end. Chick,Johnny Carson,much better mainstream movies,Showtime Lakers-Tom Petty,Elvis Costello,Bruce,Prince-MJ . There are still a lot of great times,but damn most everything is much worse.
Shame we could not clone him.....One of the best in the business
@@vernpascal1531, you're absolutely right. And props for your list: highest quality every one.
Rest in peace to the greatest to ever do it. 67 years. Love ya Vinny.
So long Mr Scully. The best.
this is the definition of BASEBALL.
YES!!!
Furthermore this is why baseball is so special. I love football (as I'm sure you do too). But in baseball you can't just run out the clock. You have to earn every out.
well said
dawg1971 dude, exactly. That's what separates baseball from all other sports. Teams have to earn every damn out. It's not over until you get that last out, even if it takes all night to record it. No time limits.
It's not over till it's over!
Vinny’s silence after the home run was the perfect thing to say....
"It's the notes you don't play."
Imagine if Vin would call all games 😍
“Some things are best left unsaid”
That's the beauty of great announcers, Scully, Mel Allen, Jack Buck, uecker, it's tv, just let the picture tell the story
he always said his favorite thing was the roar of the crowd :))
8-2-22. This is the first moment I thought of when I heard the news.
Me too. Lifelong Dodger fan and always consider Vin the greatest of all time.
"In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened" Perfect line
absolutely!
@ it's a big deal cause they were heavy underdogs. gibson was hurt and came out to pinch hit. from then on the series was over. that was the only time gibson played in the series. it's almost like willis reed for the nets who scored the first 4 points then sat out the rest of the game cause it was all she wrote for the other team. they weren't gonna come back from that one
Uh, Willis Reed played for the Knicks. Actually, he did not sit out the rest of the game . Played 27 minutes and was, in fact, the last starter given a rest in the first half.
@@replaybb of course I know he played for the Knicks. Just saying he inspired his team to victory just like Gibson. Now I didn't know he played that many minutes but he only scored the first 4 points and that was all she wrote for the Lakers. They were done
The great thing about Vin Scully was his impartiality in his announcing. Vin made it a point to interview players from opposing teams prior to games and during the games would bring up little facts about those players and not all of it was baseball related. Definitely an ambassador for all of baseball.
During the regular season when he did games on the radio for the Dodgers he didn't have a color commentator, he did it all himself.
That's why there was no problem with Vin Scully, the Dodgers' main announcer, being the national play-by-play announcer.
What a treat for Dodger fans to be able to listen to Vin Scully. For 67 years! A true legend who made every game he broadcast better with his presence.
@@joeski734 I was at my brother's house that day with the TV on. We all saw this as it happened. And to this day the sight of LaSorda running onto the field like a grown-up kid still cracks me up. Good stuff.
@@boblozaintherealworld3577 that’s one of my favorite parts, as well. That little-kid happiness always makes me smile.
I can never forget this game I think the Dodgers for winning the game and I think Kirt Gibson for his home run win against Dennis Eckersley but I never forget my grandma was going crazy celebrating them but I could never forget the home run call by the voice of Scully he will always be one of the best broadcasters in the world now he gets to broadcast in heaven
Best
Sports Heaven got the power trio of Scully, Madden and Summerall
Who is watching this great moment in 2020?
ya tengo 39 años y espero ver a los Dodgers campeones otra vez
Right here man! I remember all of us sitting in the living room watching this game at my cousin Pablo's house. It was epic.
Still fun to watch!
CND here code I'm going to the LC for a two four, not baseball guy hockey, so what's the significance of this moment?
i was born in 1988. i still claim that the dodger won while i was alive!
Saw this live and it doesn't matter how many times I watch this, it never gets old! 🙂⚾️❤
Same ... ^v^
No you DID NOT....LIAR LIAR PANTIES ON FIRE
Wow, awesome!
No it doesn’t. One of my friends posts this on his social media every so often.
never!
The voice that narrated my childhood. I knew it was going to happen someday, but I didn't want it to be so soon.
I grew up in DC but Vin Scully often called late NFL games that I watched. Definitely one of the voices of my childhood as well.
Scully and chick Hearn for me
Rest in peace Vin, you brought us endless joy over the decades. You will always be the best
"And look who's coming up"....gives me chills every time....love baseball
That, and "High fly ball into right field..." Chills every time.
The other moment that's stayed with me... "Look who's warming up" ... Orel coming in for ugly relief.
The greatest one line in the history of sports my said oh that isn't fair look at him at 16 and bleeding blue I was cocky and I just remember believing and having the enthusiasm of youth and stood up just as they did at Dodger and it was on ....little did I really know that minutes later it would really happen
Best moment I will ever remember
The beauty of this call is the silence allowed by the booth to soak in the emotion of the moment. Then Scully chimes in with one of the memorable quotes in sports history.
Then he brings even more drama as a metaphor for Gibson's injuries. "Then the only question became, 'Can he make it it around the base path unassisted?'" Who the heck can recall that rule and tie it to an epic event that just happened 45 seconds before. And how many of us said to ourselves, "I didn't even think about that" even though we know the Devil himself couldn't stop Gibson from that walk off.
Also, Props to Joe Garagiola. I think he went far in setting the standard for color commentary.
Yup, an A+ all around.
Yep, and it should be him reciting the Dodgers long awaited win tonight and not Joe piece of *#&$
I couldn't agree more. Not only has the game evolved into an unwatchable product for me but if you where to try to watch an inning or two the guys in the booth think they need to be entertainers and not just tastfully support the action.
The mark of a great announcer...a professional who knows when to let the moment speak for itself.
Rest in peace Vin Scully. Yours is a gift and inspiration that will live on forever!
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
I’m female & not a sports fan but I watched this with my dad & sister. When Kirk hit the HR my father jumped up screaming and laughing and he pretended to choke my older sister. He was so happy. I will always remember that moment of my life...as well as sports history! ❤
How many people saw this game over 30 years ago?
Me!
Me
I watched it on the kitchen TV. Awesome baseball moment.
I was 10 and went to bed. My dad woke everyone in the house up cheering at this.
I was at a Junior college football game listening on the radio... And telling everybody that was around me what was happening.... They were all Giants fans talking shit... I was saying if anybody can do this Gibby can... Wow i was the only o e screaming homerun !!! Home run !!!! They all didnt believe me till they put it up on the replay football screen... Great moment in my life....
Yes,seems like yesterday.
Vin Scully: "High ball into right field SHE IS GONE!!"
"high fly ball into right field....SHE IS GONE!"
And in our pathetic PC culture many would say, "Oh that's "sexist"!!" FU PC assholes.
radconserv68 Fuck off with your political bullshit asswipe. This is Baseball
Kind of interesting that he said SHE....echoes a ship...or rocket ship....that's Scully the poet. Probably doesn't even consciously register, but you feel the difference.
Thank you for sharing your love and passion for the game with so many generations. Your voice will forever be synonymous with the game of baseball. Rest In Peace Vin.
Vin Scully's voice was definitely apart of Los Angeles as long as I can remember I heard his voice same with Chick Hearn , just being a kid in the 80's maybe I'm just getting older but these old school broadcasters seemed like family growing up. Vin will definitely be missed.
Great comment
I agree 💯
Nope, you're right on, we were so lucky with Chick, Vin and Bob Miller too
One of the greatest moments in baseball--ever. He barely slapped that ball and how it got over the fence is a miracle. A miracle.
The greatest. Only other thing would be Babe's called shot
Ball 3, Strike 2, Out 2, bottom of the 9th, World Series game 1. Two bad knees. Only a home run will do. And Kirk Gibson got it. A moment that makes baseball worth it.
Rest in Peace Vin the legend, sad day for Dodgers, Baseball, and the world...thank you for being you the only way you could!!
I remember watching this live as a kid. Not a fan of either team but I still get goosebumps. One of the most iconic moments ever in baseball.
The best play I ever saw while watching a game was an unassisted triple play. The second baseman caught the ball for the first out, tagged the runner between 1st and 2nd base for the second out, then tagged 2nd base before the runner could get back to it for the third out. It looked so smooth and easy as the runners were sent on a 3-2 pitch. The 1st base runner was almost to 2nd base when the 2nd baseman caught the ball. The 2nd baseman made only a couple steps or so after catching the ball to tag the 1st base runner, then only made a couple more steps to tag 2nd base. There was no frantic rushing involved in any of it. Just catch the ball, a couple slow steps for the first tag, then a couple "stroll-in-the-park" steps to 2nd base. It happened so quick that at first I didn't realize what I had just seen. No outs with 2 runners on to 3 outs and walking off the field in little more than a blink of the eye. Incredible!
I was in my car going to a friend's house to watch the end of this game, and as Gibson came up, I stayed in my car to listen to what was going to happen. I didn't want to miss a moment of it.
When he hit that HR, I ran into his place and we both watched the replay. Neither of us were fans of either team, we just loved watching the game. But oh man, it was something else!
I'm a lifetime Yankee fan since 1977, and have seen many great moments. This however is THE greatest baseball moment I have ever seen in my life to date.
David Freeze in 2011 coming up clutch twice on one strike away from elimination is waaay more memorable than a no pressure game 1 walk off...
@@roberthaizlip4351 David Freese wasn’t injured though. Gibson, on the other hand, could barely walk when he hit this home run
@@MrCubFan415 Or he was faking and being overdramatic ....
@@MrCubFan415 Also injury wasn't part of the equation in my response. I was responding to the "clutch" element. This is faaaaaaar down the list of that category.
@@roberthaizlip4351 Being young should never be an excuse for being dumb. Since when is it now common practice to spot the opposition a couple of wins? Gibson had been hurt long before this game, and wasnt even in the game at all. You want to give away a Game 1 to what was at the time the dangerous and unstoppable Oakland As? The As by every single expert, statistician, and prediction were supposed to sweep and runaway with the Series. After getting the best closer in the game (Eckersley) beat, the seed had been planted. The As would not recover from this.
As an A's fan, three things come to mind 1) This was painful then 2) Why am I watching this 3) This is painful now
Now here’s another thing I’m analyzing looking back on it now actually two more things: 1) the little nubber along the first base line. If McGuire or Eckersley get the ball Gibson being badly injured coming into the game, it would’ve been over right there. 2) with Mike Davis stealing 2nd, the thinking would’ve been walk Gibson intentionally and take your chances with Steve Sax being the next hitter at that point. Sax was 1-3 at that point v Stewart. Eckersley had a better shot vs Sax and Oakland would force LaSorda to go to his bench to run for Gibson.
Your watching, though a painful moment a great moment. That makes you a great well rounded individual.
@mrabb459 Hate away. EVERYBODY hates Yankee fans, so we'll spot you this one.
The A's were the better team. The Dodgers weren't even sure to get to the WS. And when Canseco hit that GS in the first inning, I thought we're going to be embarrassed in 4 games. But then this happened. And nobody should forget that Orel Hershiser did even more to win that WS for LA.
@@dyerme As a Los Angeles native I have to agree. Odds were for the A's from the beginning. But as Lasorda said later, LA played street baseball, making the best of any situation. Still the best.
Rest in peace Vinny
Rest in peace, Mr. Scully. Thank you.
This is definitely one of the greatest sports moments of all time.
Spartans will...
It was all scripted in advance! I'm not usually into conspiracy, but this is one I have to agree
@@empathy800 in a way it was! The Dodgers had scouted out Eckersley and he behaved exactly according to their report.
Ghoopty hopefully can make some more magic in coming weeks
@@empathy800 --No conpiracy,there were a hitting coach in the stands signalling the Eck pitches.If he starts with a fast his next would be a slider eg.
The fact that Gibson did this against arguably one of the 2 best closers of all-time is truly remarkable....
Right he was but if you look at the tape again the runner at 2nd gave Gibson the sign to swing with his right hand
r mac Oh? When did Davis do that?
And it was all hand-eye and bat speed; he had no legs to help him generate any movement into the pitch! Unfreakinreal! He wouldn't have been able to step into the pitch even if his life had depended on it! Good thing for Gibby and the Dodgers, his life didn't have to depend
Even past the fact that he was a mere shell of a formidable player at the plate other than for his will...”
No only that, that may have been Eckersley's best season ever. The guy had been freaking unhitable.
Probably the most emotional and best baseball moment that will be captured on live video that will live for eternity.
REST IN DODGERS PARADISE VIN SCULLY🕊🙏💙
Who else gets goosebumps
watching Kirk
Gibson hit that home run.
😇⚾😇⚾😇
I was not nor am I a Dodger fan.
Yup I got goosebumps. I was rooting for them against the mighty As. Gibson vs Eck. Just epic.
Ruben Ruvalcaba I still get goose bumps. Just now when I watched it.
Ruben Ruvalcaba me, I watched this game live, I can tell you as a Dodger fan I looked like Lasorda, I was hopping around the house, the wife thought I'd lost my mind. She was right!
Ruben Ruvalcaba man, we all do, he who doesn't is not from this planet
The only way this could have been better.........if it had been game seven. Great moment in sports history and we are so lucky to have had Vin Scully calling that moment.
Nobody understood the importance of letting a game breathe like Vin Scully. The greatest wordsmith to ever grace the confines of a ballpark. “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
I get chills every time I hear that line.
Some prefer Jack Buck's radio call. I disagree.This call is the best. Not even close. And he did it with less words. Sometimes less is more.
@@georgestock8147 Scully is the best of either TV or radio. When Red Barber says Vin's the best, we'd better listen. His ability to say a ton to his audience by letting the sounds of the stadium do the talking is second to none. Too many love the sound of their own voice too much.
The best, always was, and always will be!
Scully was absolutely the best. He knew when to make the call, sit back, and let everyone just take it all in. We need fewer Joe Bucks and more Vin Scullys!
Rest well Vinny