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The Dodgers tied it at 3–3 in the ninth inning Dusty Baker led off with a single and was almost picked off first when pinch-hitter Manny Mota failed on a bunt attempt. Mota flied out, but Steve Yeager walked and pinch-hitter Lee Lacy drove Baker home with a single. Among the star-laden lineup was an emerging superstar, Ron Guidry. Early in the season Guidry was moved from the bullpen into the starting rotation, finishing 16–7 with a 2.82 ERA. Cincinnati and Boston were tied 6-6 in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series when Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk came to the plate in the bottom of the 12th. In a moment further immortalized in the movie Good Will Hunting, Fisk hit a shot towards Fenway Park’s Big Green Monster that looked like it would go foul.
The latest to accomplish the feat was 2017 World Series MVP George Springer, who smacked five dingers to help the Houston Astros to the first championship in franchise history. In 2009, Chase Utley hit five home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies in a losing effort to the New York Yankees. October” himself, Reggie Jackson, hit five in the 1977 World Series, which leads us right into the single-game record. So now that we’ve gotten through the most all-time home runs in the World Series, let’s move on to the most long balls in a single Fall Classic. There are currently three players tied at the top of this particular list with five. Barry Bonds holds the record for most career home runs, hitting 762 over his 22-year career.
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The Yankees newest "Bomber" was making his eighteenth appearance and it proved to be his greatest as he became only the second player in history to smash three home runs in a single Series game . In addition, the five home runs in one Series and four consecutive blasts over a two Series-game period was unprecedented. New York tied it in the second as Chris Chambliss lifted a 2–1 pitch from starter Burt Hooton into the right center seats after Reggie Jackson walked on four pitches, but the next three batters went down in order.
The Yankees scored two runs each in the seventh and eighth; the two runs in the eighth coming on back-to-back homers by Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson. Nevertheless, Dodger starting pitcher Don Sutton pitched a complete game for the win. The 74th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion New York Yankees and the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
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He was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career, matching his performance in the 1973 World Series with the Oakland Athletics. In the eighth inning of Game 5, however, Yankees manager Billy Martin called on Jackson to pinch hit – and Jackson delivered a run-scoring single that cut the Royals’ lead to 3-2 and led to New York’s eventual 5-3 win. But in the American League championship series against the Royals, Jackson slumped and was eventually benched to start the deciding fifth game after recording just one hit in 14 at-bats in the first four games. Jackson’s three-homer game put an end to a season of turmoil that began when he left Baltimore for New York via free agency following the 1976 campaign. With a tumultuous clubhouse throughout the 1977 season, the Yankees thrived and Jackson hit 32 home runs and drove in 110 runs as New York won 100 games and the American League East title. In the second, New York’s Chris Chambliss smacked a home run to score Jackson (who had reached on a four-pitch walk) tying up the ball game at 2-2.
Before the game, a moment of silence was held in memory of entertainer and former Pittsburgh Pirates co-owner Bing Crosby, who died earlier that day. About an hour before the first pitch, a fire had started in Public School 3, an abandoned elementary school a few blocks east of Yankee Stadium. During the game, ABC cut to a helicopter camera for an overhead view of Yankee Stadium and the surrounding neighborhood, catching the fire. — Written by Aaron Tallent, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Tallent is a writer whose articles have appeared in The Sweet Science, FOX Sports’ Outkick the Coverage, Liberty Island and The Washington Post.
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The Yankees regained the lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth on an RBI groundout by Rivers, who finished the game with three hits , and an RBI single by Chris Chambliss. Torrez finished with nine strikeouts in the complete-game win. Carter came to the plate with his Blue Jays down 6-5 to Phillies in the bottom of the ninth of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series.
The most recent player to accomplish the historic feat was Pablo Sandoval, who went yard in his first three plate appearances for the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series against the Detroit Tigers. Sandoval wouldn’t hit another home run in the four-game sweep but hit .500 for the series and was named World Series MVP. Are we talking about a single game, a single series, or the all-time record? Jackson became the first player to hit five home runs in a single World Series. Jackson’s record five home runs is astonishing in itself that he hit five long balls in six games. But dig into the details of those a little bit and you’ll find something rather interesting.
The most mythical home run on this list came in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the Yankees and the Cubs. Tied 4-4, Ruth came to home plate and allegedly pointed to the center of Wrigley Field as Charlie Root prepared to pitch. Whether or not he called his shot has been the subject of intense debate, but it remains etched in pop culture and baseball folklore. Prior to Utley’s fine performance, Reggie Jackson held the distinct honor of being the only player to hit five home runs in a World Series. As was the case in 2009, the Yankees were American League champions and were up against Tommy Ladorda’s, LA Dodgers.
The Yankees defeated the Dodgers four games to two to win the franchise's 21st World Series championship, their first since 1962, and the first under the ownership of George Steinbrenner. Played from October 11 to 18, the Series was televised onABC. The 2001 Fall Classic between the Diamondbacks and Yankees started later in October because of 9/11 and emotions were at a fever pitch during the three games played in New York.
Two other key players were acquired by the Yankees through trades. Shortstop Bucky Dent was picked up from the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Oscar Gamble, pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, and $200,000. After only one year with the Oakland Athletics, pitcher Mike Torrez was acquired in exchange for pitcher Dock Ellis and utilitymen Marty Perez and Larry Murray. In Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols became the third player to hit three home runs in a single game of the Fall Classic as St. Louis clobbered the Texas Rangers, 16-7.
However, New York would jump ahead to a three-game lead as the "Pinstripes" bested Tommy John for a 5-3 decision in the third outing and lefthander Ron Guidry added a 4-2 win in the fourth. Pitching remained a key factor in Game 5, as the hopes and dreams of the Dodger faithful were extended with a masterful, 10-4 complete game performance by Los Angeles ace Don Sutton. All contests up to this point would pale in comparison though to the legendary finale that was about to take place. “When I seen him hit that pitch that far I seen the greatest performance I ever seen in a World Series.”16 Who could argue with Lasorda?
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