The most memorable home runs in each team’s history

Red Sox

Carlton Fisk seems like the only serious candidate here. It was THE highlight of what MLB Network just voted as the best World Series game of all time, so there’s that too.

Pirates

It begins and ends with Mazeroski in the 1960 World Series, of course.

Giants

The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Please, like it would be anything else.

Rockies

Matt Holliday‘s three-run homer in Game 4 of the 2007 NLCS, which proved to be the game-winner.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/19/the-most-memorable-home-runs-in-each-teams-history/ (Lists all the teams and their homers. Though they couldn't figure out one for Expos/Nationals and they had Luis Gonzalez' single for the DBacks as their most memorable homer.)

That was 1988 or 1989. Pudge was more memorable, but I think Gibson might get it for the circumstances relating to him.

absolutely demoralized the Oakland A's. Hershiser threw a complete game shutout in game two, and the Dodgers wrapped it up in five games.


Other memorable home runs in franchise history:

Rick Monday in the '81 NLCS
Steve Finley's division winning grand slam against the Giants on the second to last day of the 2004 regular season
Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager hitting back to back HR's in game 5 of the '81 World Series

denying Doc Gooden a playoff victory, which he never did get. LA won the game in extra innings and the series in seven.

Kirk Gibson hit a big home run at Shea didn't he?

I remember Scoscia's HR. The Dodgers were trailing the series 2-1, and was the first time I allowed myself to believe that the Dodgers could actually win the pennant.

for the Tigers in the 84 series

Last summer Vs. The Phillies. Ryan Zimmerman hits a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth.

but I've gotten tired of the Russ Hodges call on the Bobby Thompson HR. It's been 60 years, and I still have to hear it replayed every time the Giants are in the playoffs. Also, that pennant winning HR didn't lead to a WS win... and it was for the NY Giants, not the San Francisco Giants..

So, I nominate either Juan Uribe's game 6 NLCS winning HR, or Edgar Renteria's game 5 WS winner..

the 4th and 5th ALCS games in 2004...actually meant them winning the title...Carlton just got them to a 7th game.

1997 All-Star game: Sandy Alomar, Jr. hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that won it for the A.L. Cleveland hosted, and Alomar was named MVP. Great day for the city -- such a shame a few months later when Jose Mesa blew the World Series.

Okay, for non-exhibition games I would pick Travis Hafner's sixth grand slam of 2006, hit August 13th, which tied him with Don Mattingly for the most ever in one season. Hafner had a few more opportunities for sole possession of the record but just couldn't connect.

Can't help but think of all the home runs that never happened, starting with the 576 that Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome hit after leaving through free agency.

Opening Day, 1975. Maybe that's just because I was there.

He hit in the first inning off the Yankees Doc Medich ( I looked it up). Cleveland won 5-3.

Might as well check out Doby (I'm bored)...

April 28th, 1948: Larry Doby hit his first MLB home run -- the second game of the 1948 season -- in his second at bat in the third inning.

Robinson: I agree. Excellent choice.

in game 4 of the 1984 NLCS against the Cubs.

Carter's walk-off home to win the World Series in '93.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3251266

It's up there with Paul Henderson's goal in the 1972 Canada Russia series in the minds of many Canadians.

Distant second is Roberto Alomar's shot off Dennis Eckersley in the 1992 ALCS.

Sid

From a player's perspective, it's hard to beat Ted William's final at bat.

Don't really have much to go on with the 100+ years of waiting :rofl:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3017957919029122909#

In think it was Ernie Banks hitting 500, not Gabby Hartnett. That has passed from Chicago lore when i was in 8th grade. I'd bet under 1% of Cubs fans even know what it is, but i bet 75% have seen the replay of Ernie hitting 500 and hearing Brickhouse with "back, back . . . HEY HEY!"

GAC