Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles Dodgers is a mixed media by Thomas Pollart which was uploaded on February 26th, 2017.
Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles Dodgers
Digital & watercolor, features Kirk Gibson whose 1988 World Series home run occurred in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, on October 15, 1988, at... more
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Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Thomas Pollart
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Mixed Media
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Digital & watercolor, features Kirk Gibson whose 1988 World Series home run occurred in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, on October 15, 1988, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Gibson, pinch hitting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning, with injuries to both legs, hit a two-run walk-off home run off the Oakland Athletics' Dennis Eckersley that won Game 1 for the Dodgers by a score of 5�4.
After winning the National League West division, the Dodgers were considered the underdogs throughout the 1988 postseason, first to the New York Mets in the NLCS, then to the A's in the World Series. Gibson, who was not expected to play due to injuries in both legs sustained during the NLCS, was surprisingly inserted as a pinch hitter with the Dodgers trailing 4�3 with two outs and the tying run at first base in the bottom of the ninth inning. Gibson's home run�his only plate appearance of the series�helped the Dodgers defeat the A's, 4 games to 1, securing their sixth World Series title.
The play has since become legendary in the baseball world, and is regarded as one of the greatest home runs of all time. It was voted the "greatest moment in L.A. sports history" in a 1995 poll.
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February 26th, 2017
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