In my latest series of entries, I want to record how each and every post season series ended.
I am doing a blog post for each and every team, listing which pitchers clinched the final out.
And I did a post on some of the more unusual endings, such as a series being clinched with a wild pitch or a runner caught stealing.
I felt it was necessary to list all of the series winning hits.
Sure every baseball fan has thought about how cool it would be to get the hit to win the World Series or close out a playoff series. These 24 are the only ones who can claim to have done it.
To be fair, only 23 are walk off hits. One was a sacrifice fly, but I included that as well.
There are a few massive home runs and one bunt.
So here they are. I list the batter, the game, the pitcher, who scored and what the final score was.
Every Post Season series
that ended with a walk off hit
that ended with a walk off hit
Larry Gardner Game 8 1912 World Series
RBI Sacrifice Fly with one out in the bottom of the 10th.
Pitcher: Christy Mathewson
Scoring: Steve Yerkes
Final Score:
RED SOX 3, GIANTS 2
Earl McNeely Game 7 1924 World Series
RBI double with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning.
Pitcher: Jack Bentley
Scoring: Muddy Ruel
Final Score:
SENATORS 4, GIANTS 3
Goose GoslinGame 6 1935 World Series
RBI single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Larry French
Scoring: Mickey Cochrane
Final Score:
TIGERS 4, CUBS 3
Billy Martin Game 6 1953 World Series
RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Clem Lebine
Scoring: Hank Bauer
Final Score:
YANKEES 4, DODGERS 3
Bill Mazeroski Game 7 1960 World Series
Home run to lead off the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Ralph Terry
Scoring: Bill Mazeroski
Final Score:
PIRATES 10, YANKEES 9
Ken Griffey Game 3 1976 NLCS
RBI single with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Tom Underwood
Scoring: Dave Concepcion
Final Score:
REDS 7, PHILLIES 6
Chris Chambliss Game 5 1976 ALCS
Leadoff home run in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Mark Littell
Scoring: Chris Chambliss
Final Score:
YANKEES 7, ROYALS 6
Bill Russell Game 4 1978 NLCS
RBI single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th.
Pitcher: Tug McGraw
Scoring: Ron Cey
Final Score:
DODGERS 4, PHILLIES 3
Gene Larkin Game 7 1991 World Series
RBI single with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th.
Pitcher: Alejandro Pena
Scoring: Dan Gladden
Final Score:
TWINS 1, BRAVES 0
Francisco CabreraGame 7 1992 NLCS
2 run single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Stan Belinda
Scoring: David Justice and Sid Bream
Final Score:
BRAVES 3, PIRATES 2
Joe Carter Game 6 1993 World Series
3 run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Mitch Williams.
Scoring: Rickey Henderson, Paul Molitor and Joe Carter
Final Score:
BLUE JAYS 8, PHILLIES 6
Edgar Martinez Game 5 1995 Division Series
2 run double with no outs in the bottom of the 11th.
Pitcher: Jack McDowell
Scoring: Joey Cora and Ken Griffey Jr.
Final Score:
MARINERS 6, YANKEES 5
Edgar RenteriaGame 7 1997 World Series
RBI single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th.
Pitcher: Charles Nagy
Scoring: Craig Counsell
Final Score:
MARLINS 3, INDIANS 2
Todd Pratt Game 4 1999 Division Series
Solo home run in the bottom of the 10th with 1 out.
Pitcher: Matt Mantei
Scoring: Todd Pratt
Final Score:
METS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3
Carlos Guillen Game 3 2000 AL Division Series
RBI bunt single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Keith Foulke
Scoring: Rickey Henderson
Final Score:
MARINERS 2, WHITE SOX 1
Tony Womack Game 5 2001 NL Division Series
RBI single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Steve Kline
Scoring: Danny Bautista
Final Score:
DIAMONDBACKS 2, CARDINALS 1
Luis Gonzalez Game 7 2001 World Series
RBI single with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Mariano Rivera
Scoring: Jay Bell
Final Score:
DIAMONDBACKS 3, YANKEES 2
Kenny Lofton Game 5 2002 NLCS
2 out RBI single.
Pitcher: Steve Kline
Scoring: David Bell
Final Score:
GIANTS 2, CARDINALS 1
Aaron BooneGame 7 2003 ALCS
Solo home run leading off the bottom of the 11th.
Pitcher: Tim Wakefield
Scoring: Aaron Boone
Final Score:
YANKEES 6, RED SOX 5
David Ortiz Game 4 2004 AL Division Series
2 run home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th.
Pitcher: Jarrod Washburn
Scoring: Pokey Reese and David Ortiz
Final Score:
RED SOX 8, ANGELS 6
Chris Burke Game 4 2005 Division Series
Solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 18th.
Pitcher: Joey Devine
Scoring: Chris Burke
Final Score:
ASTROS 7, BRAVES 6
Magglio Ordonez Game 4 2006 NLCS
3 run home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th
Pitcher: Huston Street
Scoring: Craig Monroe, Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez
Final Score:
TIGERS 6, ATHLETICS 3
Jed Lowrie Game 4 2008 AL Division Series
RBI single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Pitcher: Scot Shields
Scoring: Jason Bay
Final Score:
RED SOX 3, ANGELS 2
Nyjer Morgan Game 5 2011 NL Division Series
RBI Single with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th.
Pitcher: J. J. Putz
Scoring: Carlos Gomez
Final Score:
BREWERS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
Most of the players listed are solid big leaguers but not superstars.
Only Bill Mazeroski and Goose Goslin were Hall of Famers (and Mazeroski's inclusion in Cooperstown is one of the most controversial votes ever.)
Rickey Henderson crossed the plate twice on a series ending hit, but never as a member of the A's. Surely when you think of Rickey, you think of him as a Toronto Blue Jay or a Seattle Mariner.
So why did I do this list?
Well in case anyone out there in the vast internet land happens to wonder out loud "I wonder who got a walk off hit to end a post season series" they would land on this post from your pal Sully.
And I will update it the next time there is a walk off hit to end a post season series.
As of now, Nyjer Morgan's hit against the Diamondbacks is the last one.
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