"On Nov. 15, 1988, Kirk Gibson was named the National League MVP after his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The award capped off a celebratory season for Gibson and the Dodgers, who unexpectedly defeated the Oakland Athletics in five games to win the World Series. Knee and hamstring injuries limited Gibson to just one game - one at-bat - in the 1988 World Series, though he certainly made it count."
"With Mike Davis on first base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Dodgers trailing, 4-3, Gibson emerged from the clubhouse to pinch-hit against vaunted Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley. Gibson famously battled Eckersley to a full count before hitting a walk-off two-run home run that still holds as one of the most clutch hits in World Series history."
Kirk Gibson was named National League MVP on Nov. 15, 1988 after his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He signed with the Dodgers prior to 1988 after nine Major League seasons with the Detroit Tigers. Gibson hit .290/.377/.483 with 25 home runs, 28 doubles, 76 RBIs and 31 stolen bases in 1988 and won a Silver Slugger. Knee and hamstring injuries limited him to one game and one at-bat in the World Series, when he pinch-hit in the ninth and hit a walk-off two-run home run off Dennis Eckersley. He finished a 17-year career .268/.352/.463, later coached and managed (NL Manager of the Year in 2011), worked as a television analyst, and was inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball group in May 2022.
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