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1. Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Jack Buck's call of "I don't believe what I just saw!" has gone down as one of the greatest calls ever. Who hit the game winning home run off of future Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley?
2. "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" Russ Hodges shouted over the radio as this player homered off Ralph Branca in a playoff to determine the 1951 National League champion.
3. 2011 World Series - Game 6. This player's home run to center field at Busch Stadium in extra innings forced a deciding Game 7 between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.
4. 1960 World Series Game 7 - This man got to live every boy's fantasy by hitting a Game 7, bottom of the 9th inning, walk off home run to give his Pirates a World Series championship.
5. 1993 World Series Game 6 - The second ever walk-off home run to end a World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays repeated as World Champions thanks to this man's home run off of Mitch Williams.
6. October 1, 1932 - Did he call his shot? Did he not? Depends on who you ask. Regardless this home run is considered one of the first famous home runs in World Series history.
7. 1985 National League Championship Series Game 5 - A light hitting switch hitter who had never homered while hitting left handed....until as Jack Buck called "____ corks one into right down the line....this is gonna be a home run!!! GO CRAZY FOLKS! GO CRAZY!"
8. July 24, 1983. The Royals and Yankees were heated rivals. When this Royal hit a home run which, at the time, was disallowed due to too much pine tar on the bat, the future Hall-of-Famer went into a rage. Who was he?
9. October 2, 1978 - In a one-game playoff to determine the American League East Division championship between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, this man shocked all of New England by hitting a home run over the Green Monster, propelling the Yankees to what would be their 22nd World Series championship.
10. April 8, 1974. Despite receiving numerous death threats, this man persevered on his way to breaking one of baseball's most cherished records with his home run off of Dodger pitcher Al Downing.
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