Vin Scully’s best calls: 7 great moments after 7 decades on the air
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Vin Scully broadcasts from a booth at Dodger Stadium during the baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Los Angeles. The Cardinals won 4-0. Credit: AP / Danny Moloshok
7. “The Minnesota Twins are the champions of the world…”
Game: 1991 World Series Game 7
Date: October 27, 1991
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Final score: Twins 1, Braves 0 (10 innings)
6. “The greatest game ever pitched in baseball history…”
Game: Don Larsen’s perfect game, 1956 World Series Game 5
Date: October 8, 1956
Location: Yankee Stadium
Final score: Yankees 2, Dodgers 0
5. “What a marvelous moment for baseball…”
Game: Hank Aaron’s 715th home run
Date: April 8, 1974
Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Final score: Braves 7, Dodgers 4
4. “If you have a sombrero, throw it to the sky…”
Game: Fernando Valenzuela’s no-hitter
Date: June 29, 1990
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Final score: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0
3. “Behind the bag, it gets through Buckner…”
Game: 1986 World Series Game 6
Date: October 25, 1986
Location: Shea Stadium
Final score: Mets 6, Red Sox 5 (10 innings)
2. “Swung on and missed, a perfect game…”
Game: Sandy Koufax’s perfect game
Date: Sept. 9, 1965
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Final score: Dodgers 1, Cubs 0
1. “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened…”
Game: Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run, 1988 World Series Game 1
Date: October 15, 1988
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Final score: Dodgers 5, Athletics 4
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