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1988 WS Game 1: Kirk Gibson's dramatic game-winning home run
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Why Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series Home Run Still Matters
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While the Tigers were in town to face the Dodgers, Kirk Gibson visited the 'The Impossible Can Happen' mural as this year will be 35 years since the dramatic game-winning home run.
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Extended Cut of Gibson, Dodgers' walk-off in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series
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1988 WS Game 1: Kirk Gibson's dramatic game-winning home run
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Justin Turner hits walk-off HR to give Dodgers 2-0 NLCS lead
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Yordan Alvarez joins Kirk Gibson in MLB playoffs lore with Astros walk-off nuke vs. Mariners
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Vin Scully calls Kirk Gibson's legendary 1988 World Series Game 1 game- winning homer (Full at-bat)
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Top World Series Walk-Off Home Runs - CBS Miami
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The 1988 World Series in Baseball Cards — One Per Game! – Wax Pack Gods
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A look at all 15 walk-off home runs in World Series history
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1988 WS Game 1: Kirk Gibson's dramatic game-winning home run
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KIRK GIBSON Signed 1988 WORLD SERIES First Day Envelope Cache Gateway JSA #2
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Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run - Wikipedia