Kirk Harold Gibson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. He is currently a color commentator for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit and a special assistant for the Tigers. Gibson spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers,but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Kansas City Royals,and Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed.
The 1990 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1990 season. The 87th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending champions and heavily favored American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds defeated the Athletics in a four-game sweep. It was the fifth four-game sweep by the NL and second by the Reds after they did it in 1976. It was the second consecutive World Series to end in a sweep,after the Athletics themselves did it to the San Francisco Giants in 1989. It is remembered for Billy Hatcher's seven consecutive hits. The sweep extended the Reds' World Series winning streak to nine games,dating back to 1975. This also was the second World Series meeting between the two clubs. To date,this remains both teams' most recent appearance in the World Series.
The 1988 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1988 season. The 85th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers,with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored Athletics to win the Series in five games to win their sixth championship.
The 1974 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1974 season. The 71st edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Athletics won the series,four games to one;after splitting the first two in Los Angeles,Oakland swept their three home games to close it out.
The 1966 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1966 season. The 63rd edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Orioles swept the series in four games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It was the last World Series played before MLB introduced the Commissioner's Trophy the following year. The Dodgers suffered record low scoring,accumulating just two runs over the course of the series,the lowest number of runs ever scored by any team in a World Series.
The 1910 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1910 season. The seventh edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics against the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs. The series was played from October 17 to 23,with the Athletics winning the series 4 games to 1,clinching the team's first World Series.
The 1953 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1953 season. The 50th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the American League (AL) champion and four-time defending World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series,and the fourth such matchup between the two teams in the past seven seasons. The Yankees won in six games for their fifth consecutive title—a mark which has not been equalled—and their 16th overall. It was also the last of seven consecutive World Series wins by teams from the American League,the longest such streak for the AL in series history. Billy Martin won World Series MVP honors as he hit .500 with a record-tying 12 hits and a walk-off RBI single in Game 6.
The 1989 American League Championship Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 3 to 8. A dominant Oakland team took the Series four games to one,en route to a sweep of their cross-bay rivals,the San Francisco Giants,in a World Series marred by the destructive Loma Prieta earthquake.
The 1987 American League Championship Series pitted the Minnesota Twins,the American League West champions,against the Detroit Tigers,the American League East champions. Minnesota won the Series four games to one,en route to winning the 1987 World Series four games to three over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 1988National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets. The Dodgers won the Series four games to three,en route to defeating the Oakland Athletics in five games in the 1988 World Series.
The 1988 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that pitted the East Division champion Boston Red Sox against the West Division champion Oakland Athletics. It was the second meeting between the two in ALCS play. The Athletics swept the Series four games to none and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series.
The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics,who had won 104 games during the regular season,in the World Series. The 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 Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.
The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series,beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense,winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound,throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.
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 in Los Angeles. Gibson was initially held out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup with injuries to both legs,but after being called upon to pinch hit in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs,he hit a two-run,walk-off home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher Dennis Eckersley. The home run won the game for the Dodgers by a score of 5–4.
The 1962 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 regular season to determine the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played from October 1 to 3,1962,between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the series,two games to one. The first game took place at Candlestick Park and the second and third were played at Dodger Stadium. The tie-breaker series was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 101–61. The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season,which gave them home field advantage. The series was broadcast nationally by NBC television,with Bob Wolff,George Kell,and Joe Garagiola announcing,and NBC Radio,with Al Helfer and George Kell announcing.
In the 1944 Negro World Series,the Washington Homestead Grays,champions of the Negro National League were matched against the Birmingham Black Barons,champions of the Negro American League,for the second year in a row. The Grays won the series again,four games to one.
The 2017 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2017 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two series.
The 2018 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Milwaukee Brewers against the Los Angeles Dodgers,for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2018 World Series against the AL Champions,the Boston Red Sox.
The 1988 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1988 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
