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10. Billy Martin's Series-saving catch of Jackie Robinson's wind-blown infield fly (Game 7 in 1952)
The key play for the Yanks in the only five-peat in baseball history.
9. Joe Carter's Series-winning, walk-off homer (Game 6 in 1993)
Like Maz, Carter got to live out every little kid's dream by hitting a home run to win the Series as his Blue Jays downed the Phillies.
8. Bill Buckner's error (Game 6 in 1986)
So many goats and villains for the cursed Red Sox in their epic seven-game loss to the Mets, but Billy Buck's the one everybody remembers.
7. Reggie Jackson's third homer (Game 6 in 1977)
Three swings, three homers and the legend of "Mr. October" was born. Jackson's three-homer outburst in Game 6 gave New York an 8-4 victory and a six-game victory over the Dodgers.
6. Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" against the Cubs (Game 3 in 1932)
Maybe it never happened, which is why it's "only" No. 6. Legend has it that Ruth pointed his bat at Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in the fifth inning of a 4-4 tie, and then pointed his bat toward the center-field fence. Moments later, the Babe crushed a massive homer to the center-field bleachers, powering the Yanks to a 7-5 win and a sweep of the Series.
5. Carlton Fisk's extra-inning, game-winning, foul-pole-skimming homer (Game 6 in 1975)
It doesn't matter to us that the Red Sox lost in Game 7. We just smile at the image of Fisk waving his dramatic homer fair, forcing a classic Reds-Red Sox series to go the distance and ending one of the best World Series games ever.
4. Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch off Vic Wertz (Game 1 in 1954)
The best fielding play in Series history and perhaps the best catch ever, Mays' over-the-shoulder grab in the eighth inning kept Game 1 between the Giants and Indians tied at 1-1. The Giants won it 5-3 in 10 innings and went on to sweep the Series.
3. Kirk Gibson's walk-off homer (Game 1 in 1988)
"I don't believe what I just saw." In a scene straight out of "The Natural," Gibson limped up to the plate and hit a pinch-hit homer off the dominating Dennis Eckersley to win the Series opener and set the tone for the Dodgers' five-game upset of the mighty A's.
2. The final pitch of Don Larsen's perfect game (Game 5 in 1956)
The imperfect man pitched a perfect game, giving the Yanks a 3-2 series lead over Brooklyn in an eventual seven-game victory for the Bronx Bombers. Who can forget Yogi Berra's leap into Larsen's arms?
1. Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning, walk-off homer (Game 7 in 1960)
One of only two homers to end a Series and the only one to come in a seventh game, Maz's blast over the left-field wall gave the Pirates a 10-9 victory over the Yankees and their first world championship in 35 years. Nothing like livin' the backyard dream of every kid in America.
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10. Billy Martin's Series-saving catch of Jackie Robinson's wind-blown infield fly (Game 7 in 1952)
The key play for the Yanks in the only five-peat in baseball history.
9. Joe Carter's Series-winning, walk-off homer (Game 6 in 1993)
Like Maz, Carter got to live out every little kid's dream by hitting a home run to win the Series as his Blue Jays downed the Phillies.
8. Bill Buckner's error (Game 6 in 1986)
So many goats and villains for the cursed Red Sox in their epic seven-game loss to the Mets, but Billy Buck's the one everybody remembers.
7. Reggie Jackson's third homer (Game 6 in 1977)
Three swings, three homers and the legend of "Mr. October" was born. Jackson's three-homer outburst in Game 6 gave New York an 8-4 victory and a six-game victory over the Dodgers.
6. Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" against the Cubs (Game 3 in 1932)
Maybe it never happened, which is why it's "only" No. 6. Legend has it that Ruth pointed his bat at Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in the fifth inning of a 4-4 tie, and then pointed his bat toward the center-field fence. Moments later, the Babe crushed a massive homer to the center-field bleachers, powering the Yanks to a 7-5 win and a sweep of the Series.
5. Carlton Fisk's extra-inning, game-winning, foul-pole-skimming homer (Game 6 in 1975)
It doesn't matter to us that the Red Sox lost in Game 7. We just smile at the image of Fisk waving his dramatic homer fair, forcing a classic Reds-Red Sox series to go the distance and ending one of the best World Series games ever.
4. Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch off Vic Wertz (Game 1 in 1954)
The best fielding play in Series history and perhaps the best catch ever, Mays' over-the-shoulder grab in the eighth inning kept Game 1 between the Giants and Indians tied at 1-1. The Giants won it 5-3 in 10 innings and went on to sweep the Series.
3. Kirk Gibson's walk-off homer (Game 1 in 1988)
"I don't believe what I just saw." In a scene straight out of "The Natural," Gibson limped up to the plate and hit a pinch-hit homer off the dominating Dennis Eckersley to win the Series opener and set the tone for the Dodgers' five-game upset of the mighty A's.
2. The final pitch of Don Larsen's perfect game (Game 5 in 1956)
The imperfect man pitched a perfect game, giving the Yanks a 3-2 series lead over Brooklyn in an eventual seven-game victory for the Bronx Bombers. Who can forget Yogi Berra's leap into Larsen's arms?
1. Bill Mazeroski's Series-winning, walk-off homer (Game 7 in 1960)
One of only two homers to end a Series and the only one to come in a seventh game, Maz's blast over the left-field wall gave the Pirates a 10-9 victory over the Yankees and their first world championship in 35 years. Nothing like livin' the backyard dream of every kid in America.
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