Shoutout to Tony Fernandez for his decisive solo home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 of the 1997 ALCS to send Cleveland to the World Series, but that one wasn't nearly as dramatic or memorable as the one Rajai Davis hit off Chicago Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman.Īfter throwing 42 pitches in Game 5 and another 20 in Game 6, Chapman was called on again to protect a 6-3 lead with a runner on and two outs in the eighth inning of Game 7. Then, after hitting zero home runs in 568 plate appearances during the regular season, speedy Scott Podsednik walked it off against Brad Lidge.Ĭleveland Guardians: Rajai Davis (2016 World Series, Game 7) Trailing 4-2 in the seventh inning of Game 2, Paul Konerko hit a grand slam to give the South Siders the lead, but the Astros answered back with two runs in the top of the ninth.
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With the Phillies leading 6-5 in the ninth and Game 7 looming, Rickey Henderson led off the ninth with a walk, Paul Molitor singled with one out, and Carter ended things with a three-run blast.Ĭhicago White Sox: Scott Podsednik (2005 World Series, Game 2)Īrguably the two most memorable home runs in White Sox history occurred in the same game during their run to a World Series title in 2005. Indeed, few have hit a bigger home run than the walk-off shot that Carter delivered off Philadelphia Phillies closer Mitch Williams to end the 1993 World Series. "You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life." "Touch 'em all, Joe!" exclaimed Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek. Toronto Blue Jays: Joe Carter (1993 World Series, Game 6)
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333/.383/.738 hitter against left-handed pitching during the regular season, the former undrafted free agent singled off Zack Britton as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and then launched the go-ahead homer off flame-thrower Aroldis Chapman in the eighth. Instead, we turn to last year's ALDS and an unlikely hero in Mike Brosseau. The most legendary home run in Tampa Bay Rays history belongs to Evan Longoria during the epic Game 162 in 2011, but that was a regular-season blast, so it's not eligible for inclusion here. Tampa Bay Rays: Mike Brosseau (2020 ALDS, Game 5) He turned on the first pitch he saw from knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, and that was that. Aaron Boone entered the game as a pinch-runner for Ruben Sierra during that inning, and he stepped to the plate for his first at-bat to lead off the 11th. Trailing 5-2 in the decisive Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, the Yankees rallied for three runs in the eighth inning off Pedro Martinez. Only six times in MLB history has a pennant been won with one swing of the bat, and two of those belong to the Yankees with Chris Chambliss (1976) and Aaron Boone (2003). New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (2003 ALCS, Game 7)
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The walk-off home run that David Ortiz hit in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS certainly deserves a mention here, but few moments in baseball history are more memorable than Carlton Fisk waving his walk-off home run down the left-field line fair to force Game 7 in the 1975 World Series.Ī back-and-forth contest that saw Red Sox pinch-hitter Bernie Carbo launch a game-tying homer in the bottom of the eighth to force extra innings, Game 6 has its place among the greatest games in MLB history. The Orioles won the series 3-1 but lost in seven games to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series.īoston Red Sox: Carlton Fisk (1975 World Series, Game 6) Pinch-hitting for shortstop Mark Belanger in the bottom of the 10th inning, he delivered a walk-off, three-run home run off John Montague, who was in his third inning pitching in relief of Nolan Ryan. The 1979 Orioles won 102 games with Eddie Murray, Ken Singleton and Gary Roenicke leading the way offensively, but it was part-time outfielder John Lowenstein who delivered the big blow in Game 1 of the ALCS against the California Angels. Baltimore Orioles: John Lowenstein (1979 ALCS, Game 1)
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