LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 15: Kirk Gibson #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates as he trots around the bases after hitting a game winning pitch-hit solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of game one against the Oakland Athletics during the 1988 World Series, October 15, 1988 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won the series 4-1. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
As the LA Dodgers embark on trying to win their first World Series since 1988, let’s look back at the lead up to the “impossible” home run by Kirk Gibson and the role the Detroit Tigers played
Growing up as Detroit Tigers fans, we remember Kirk Gibson kissing the crowd as he rounded the bases after his home run off Hall of Famer Goose Gossage in Game 5 of the 1984 World Series (he hit one off Mark Thurmond earlier in the game).