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1988 World Series · Game 1 · October 15, 1988 · Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
I Don't Believe What I Just Saw
Too injured to start, Kirk Gibson watched from the trainer's room until the ninth. With two outs, the Dodgers down a run, and Mike Davis on base, he hobbled up to face the game's most dominant closer — and on a backdoor slider, backhanded a two-run homer into the right-field pavilion.
walk-offWorld Seriesinjury heroics
83
drama index
OAKAthletics● at bat
0LADDodgers
0▲ 1st
0 out
OAK 50%win probabilityLAD 50%
0 / 29
Win probability
drag across to replayfirst pitch
2
lead changes
88%
biggest swing · 9th
6%
winner's low point
Play by play
| Box score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Attendance 55,983 · Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA