From jose vizcaino to alex bregman, here is every world series walkoff of the 21st century. It is the only game 7 gamewinning home run in world series history. Jose altuve homered off aroldis chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the houston astros outlasted the new york yankees 64 saturday night to advance to the world series for the second. There have been nine titleclinching walkoff hits in world series history, all coming in the past century. Bombers get walkoff win, stay alive in northwoods league. Few plays in baseball, if any, are more exciting than a walkoff hit a gameending knock that sends the home team and crowd into. Getting a chance to hit a walkoff home run, obviously theres not many words i can use to describe that. Joe carters threerun homer gives the blue jays the walkoff win and the 1993 world series title. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every player who has hit an ultimate grand slam, or a walk off super slam. Game 7 2001 world series ninthinning walkoff single.
The minnesota twins were one of the more talented teams of the 1990s. Gonzalez hit 57 home runs in the regular season, but its the little looping single that just cleared the drawnin yankees infield in the bottom of the ninth inning to score the winning run and end one of the greatest world series played. Alex cora is back at the college world series for the first time since he walked off the field after losing the 1996 series to lsu. Well, if we only counted simple walk off grand slams the event would not be as rare as people think. Claude ritchey doubled to score honus wagner in the 9th as the pittsburgh pirates captured the first nl pennant in the world series era with a 76 walkoff. Michigan state baseballs annual greenwhite world series was clinched by the green team with a 109, 10inning contest sunday afternoon at mclane stadium at kobs field on junior infielder joe stewarts tworun walkoff single. The walkoff hit gave the seminoles 4121 a 54 win over the tigers 4026 and completed a sweep through the baton rouge super regional in front of 11,7 fans at lsus alex box stadium. Royals win world series game 1 on walkoff eric hosmer hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 14th inning to give the royals a 54 walkoff win over the mets in. Adam eaton delivered a a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th to give the nationals a thrilling 43 win in game 5. They captured their first world series since 1918 with a 30 victory in st.
Altuve propels astros to world series with walk off blast. Jose altuve hit a tworun walkoff homer to send the astros to their second world. The 1997 florida marlins became the first wildcard team to win the world series, thanks. A series best remembered for kirby pucketts walkoff homer in game 6 and an incredible pitchers duel between john smoltz and jack morris in game 7 ended on larkins pinchhit, walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th. The only other world seriesending walkoff was a sacrifice fly in 1912.
The yankees would go on to win the series in five games. Louisville stays alive at college world series with 43 walkoff win over mississippi state new, 16 comments an incredible turnaround for the cardinals keeps their 2019 season alive. Drew mendozas walkoff sends fsu back to college world series. Jose altuve belted a tworun homer off new york yankees closer aroldis chapman in the ninth inning of game 6 of the alcs, sending the houston astros to the world series. Max muncy walkoff hr powers dodgers to game 3 marathon. Brooklyns cookie lavagettos pinchhit double wpa of 82%, 2 nd highest ever with 2 on and 2 out in the bottom of the 9 th of game 4 the cookie game of the 1947 world series jackie robsins dodgers would eventually fall to the yankees in game 7. It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead and the win in the bottom of the final inning of the game. The 90th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the defending champions and american league al champion toronto blue jays and the national league nl champion philadelphia phillies. The home run hit by bill mazeroski of the pittsburgh pirates, winning the 1960 world series, breaking the tie in game 7. Make it a walkoff home run, and, well, thats about as thrilling as it gets.
Muncy hits walkoff homer as dodgers win longest ever. Only two world series have ended with a walkoff home run. The most dramatic play in baseball is arguably the walkoff home run. The world series has ended on a walkoff hit five other times. Ultimate grand slams every major league player who hit an ultimate grand slam. In the only two world series decided by a walkoff home run, the. Muncy hits walkoff homer as dodgers win longest ever world series game as it happened. Jose altuve hits walkoff home run in bottom of ninth to. The 2011 season of the saint louis cardinals was a true underdog year. Babe ruth hitting his 60th hr of 1927, breaking his own singleseason. However, the list above does include 3 walkoff hits 2 homers and a double. The only thing that can make a walkoff homer any better is when they happen in the world series.
The milwaukee braves would win the series against the mighty yankees in seven games. Carlos correa hits walkoff hr to give astros 32 win over. Warren morris 1996 college world series walkoff homer. They just barely grabbed the wild card over the braves beat the phillies, beat their biggest threat all year the brewers. In one of the longest world series games in history, the astros were able to come away with a 12 win in game 5 sunday to take a 32 lead in the series. Marlins win ws on walkoff hit 10261997 miami marlins.
Louisville stays alive at college world series with 43. Jackson hit three homers in game 6 of the 1977 series, which clinched the yankees first world series win since 1962, so pick your favorite. Altuves walkoff homer lifts astros to world series. Fly ball, right field, home run, dodgers win, game 2 tomorrow, catch you then. In baseball, a walkoff home run is a home run that ends the game. Ap photojohn gaps iii i found cora in the dugout, his face.
Muncy homer in 18th gives dodgers life with epic series win. Jose altuve hits walkoff home run in bottom of ninth to send astros to world series against nationals. Travis ishikawa is the hero for the giants, hitting a walkoff threerun home run to send san francisco to the world series for the third time in five years. Astros hold off nationals to win game 3 of the world series. B the video of the 27 world series, timestamped at 7. In fact, a walkoff victory to clinch a world series berth has only happened twenty times in baseball history. Altuve drilled a walkoff, tworun home run in the ninth inning to cap a. After dropping the first two games of the 2018 world series at fenway park, the national league champions outlasted the boston red sox for a. Leadoff and walkoff home run in same game by the same. Twins win game 7 of the 1991 world series 10 baseball.
Dodgers walkoff win the longest game in world series history. Biggest world series home runs of all time video mlb. Altuve hits walkoff homer to send astros to the world. Pittsburgh pirates legend roberto clemente pulled that off on july 25, 1956 to secure a 98 win over the chicago cubs. Walkoff win for green clinches msu baseball greenwhite. Boone sent the yankees to the world series with a walkoff home run in game 7. Kirby pucketts historic night powers the twins to a win in game 6 of the world series kirby pucketts walkoff home run and leaping grab in game 6 of the 1991 world series are still remembered as some of the best postseason plays in history. See the 12thinning hit that put fsu baseball in the.
Tenth inning with 2 on and 2 out, yuli gurriel flies out to left to send the game into the 11th inning. The blue jays defeated the phillies, four games to two. Morgans base hit to score carlos gomez in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the brewers a 32 win over the arizona diamondbacks on oct. The rare sellout crowd came to see luis gonzalez, screamed as the veil pulled back on his no. Jose altuve hit a tworun walk off homer to lift the houston astros to a 64 win saturday over the new york yankees and punch their ticket to the world series for the second time in three years. Nyjer morgans clutch single gives the brewers a thrilling playoff series win. Only two players in mlb history have hit a walkoff home run to win a world series. One of them is a walkoff home run to win a postseason series. Edgar renteria hits a walk off single in the 11th inning of game 7 to give the marlins their first world series championship. The 1988 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1988 season. Gene larkin hits walkoff single to beat braves 1991.
Baseball almanac lists below every player in baseball history who has hit both a leadoff home run and walkoff home run in the same game. Lsu that sent florida state baseball to the college world series. In the charts below, home runs that ended a postseason series are. After 18 innings, max muncy hits a walkoff home run to give the dodgers their first win in the series.
It gave the club its second consecutive world series title, the first team to win. Hobbled kirk gibson hits pinchhit, walkoff hr in world series remember kirk gibson hitting a walkoff homer to win game 1 of the 1988 world series. But of the 1 editions of the world series that have been contested, only twice has a finalinning homer ended the series. The 1993 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1993 season. Walkoff home run bill mazeroski hit a walkoff home run in game 7 to clinch the 1960 world series title for the pittsburgh pirates over the new york yankees. Just getting a chance to play in the world series has kind of capped it off. The mcgwire walk off was the 1988 world series not the 1998 one. A look at all 15 walkoff home runs in world series history there have only been 15 walkoff homers in world series history.
A look at the top five game 7 moments in the history of. Louis, and one of the biggest celebrations in boston history commenced. Carlos correa hits a walkoff home run to give the astros the 32 win and even the series at 1. The 2015 mlb season is still very young, just finishing up the first week of may. Boone is the only man to hit one as a player and lose on one as a manager. Houston astros jose altuve hits a tworun walkoff to win game 6 of baseballs american league championship series against the new york yankees saturday, oct.
Terry francona reflects on red sox incredible run to 2004. Game 5 of the 2017 world series will be remembered as one of the best games the sport has ever seen. Junior utility player zach iverson, sophomore infielder trevor hopman and stewart boosted green at the plate with. Bombers get walkoff win to stay alive in northwoods league world series. Mississippi state walkoff dawgs for the secondstraight college world series opener, mississippi state walked it off, this time rallying from a threerun deficit to earn the win.
Baseball rallies in the ninth for walkoff win over auburn. Astros alex bregman walkoff ends game 5 of world series. Every backtoback world series champ in mlb history. Joe carters blast to win the 1993 world series is just one of two walkoff home runs in world series history this years world series has already seen history made when it comes to the home run.