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    Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. He is currently a color commentator for the...
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    Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run was a baseball play that occurred in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, on October 15, 1988, at Dodger Stadium...
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  • for the Game 1 pinch-hit walk-off home run by star Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson, who did not start because of injuries to both legs yet hit the winning...
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  • steady glove-work. And of course there was "Mr. Clutch", right-fielder Kirk Gibson, who had a break-out year with 27 home runs, 29 stolen bases, 91 RBIs...
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  • some big years in New York (36 HRs, 101 RBIs in 1989). The image of Kirk Gibson with his arms raised above his head after hitting a 3-run home run in...
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  • both Game 4 (5–4 in 12 innings) and Game 5 (7–4). Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson hit home runs in both games, including the game-winning dinger in the...
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    Series is remembered for the iconic home run by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Kirk Gibson with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1. The Dodgers...
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    victory, the Tigers proved unable to build on their success. The team lost Kirk Gibson to free agency in the offseason, but still spent much of 1988 in first...
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    followed by an improbable World Championship in 1988, highlighted by Kirk Gibson's walk-off homerun in Game 1 of the World Series, which was voted by the...
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  • Kirk Edwards (1984– ), Barbadian cricketer Kirk Ferentz (1955– ), American football coach Kirk Furey (1976– ), Canadian ice hockey player Kirk Gibson...
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    history to hit 20+ home runs and steal 20+ bases in the same season. (Kirk Gibson was the other, while Curtis Granderson and Robbie Grossman later joined...
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    of the most memorable home runs of all time by their star outfielder Kirk Gibson coming off the bench, despite having injuries to both knees, to pinch-hit...
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  • the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense, winning the National League Most Valuable...
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  • Morris John Keating Ray Lane 2002 Kirk Gibson Lance Parrish 2001 Josh Lewin Frank Beckmann Kirk Gibson Al Kaline 2000 Kirk Gibson, Tom Paciorek Al Kaline...
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  • thrown by Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley to former Dodger Kirk Gibson, recalling Gibson's game-winning home run off Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World...
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  • berths (2) 2006 2024 Broadcasters TV: Bally Sports Detroit Matt Shepard Kirk Gibson Jack Morris Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network WXYT-FM Dan Dickerson...
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  • most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis...
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    1984 Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson 3–0 Kansas City Royals Dick Howser Kirk Gibson, Detroit 1985 Kansas City Royals Dick Howser 4–3 Toronto Blue Jays Bobby...
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  • Beginning in the top half of the sixth, however, Detroit staged a comeback. Kirk Gibson hit a home run that inning, and then Heath ripped an RBI single in the...
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    berths (2) 2006 2024 Broadcasters TV: Bally Sports Detroit Matt Shepard Kirk Gibson Jack Morris Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network WXYT-FM Dan Dickerson...
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  • Charlie Manuel Milwaukee Brewers Ron Roenicke 3–2 Arizona Diamondbacks Kirk Gibson 2012 San Francisco Giants Bruce Bochy 3–2 Cincinnati Reds Dusty Baker...
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    Smith in Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series, by Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, and by Kirby Puckett in Game 6 of...
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    the media. He declared Kirk Gibson "the next Mickey Mantle," which he later acknowledged may have put too much pressure on Gibson early in his career. He...
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    fielder Kirk Gibson with two runners on and first base open. On the second pitch, Gossage and the Padres would regret that decision as Gibson homered...
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    the primary color commentator, with occasional fill-ins by Dan Petry, Kirk Gibson, Todd Jones, and the new hire of Carlos Peña. Monroe was indefinitely...
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  • berths (2) 2006 2024 Broadcasters TV: Bally Sports Detroit Matt Shepard Kirk Gibson Jack Morris Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network WXYT-FM Dan Dickerson...
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  • berths (2) 2006 2024 Broadcasters TV: Bally Sports Detroit Matt Shepard Kirk Gibson Jack Morris Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network WXYT-FM Dan Dickerson...
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    first-round picks have won championships with the franchise. Parrish and Kirk Gibson (1978) won a World Series title on the 1984 championship team. Justin...
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  • in the 1988 World Series. The series was notable for injured Dodger Kirk Gibson's dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley...
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  • Saberhagen, then back-to-back one-out RBI doubles by Kirk Gibson and Lance Parrish put the Tigers up 2–0. Gibson's home run in the third made it 3–0 Tigers. Dan...
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