The most memorable HR of all time

[58pinson]

Mazeroski.

Was walking home from parochial school in north Jersey and had a cheap transistor radio glued to my ear. I floated home on cloud nine.

[earlywynnfan]

Not as important as the ones listed, but two from Jacob's Field:

McGwire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss9moiGqHCQ


Manny/Eck/WOW!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgyrGsw6aMg

[cardsagain74]

Top three (too close to call):

Mazeroski
Fisk
Kirk Gibson

Next three (also in no order, and barely behind the top three):

Thomson
Ruth's called shot
Aaron's 715

[NiceDocter]

As far as me personally.... "saw it live on TV"..... Gibsons HR ( reminded me of the Natural) Mark McGwires #70 , Ripken hitting a HR in both the game tying Gehrig and the one following breaking Gehrigs record. All of these you just had to love not only the HR itself but the moment for the guy you were really rooting for at the time.

[Mark17]

Mazeroski, then Thomson.

As time passes, the older ones fade in the collective memory while more people remember the recent.

For example, look how many people here are putting Bucky Dent above Thomson or Maz. Dent's HR was in the 7th inning and made the score 3-2, in a game that ended 5-4.

Thomson stepped to the plate in the bottom of the 9th, down 2 runs, and turned defeat into instant victory over crosstown rival Brooklyn. Every NL fan in New York either cheered or cried that day.

The Yankees, winners of the World Series in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, and 1958, were heavy favorites over the Pirates in 1960. They destroyed Pittsburgh in 3 of the games, by scores of 16-3, 10-0, and 12-0. Pittsburgh led 9-7 entering the 9th, but the Yankees tied it and it looked like fate would again be on their side. When Maz connected, it was electric. Game over, Series over, season over, and the Pirates, who had finished dead last 6 times and next to last twice in the 1950s had vanquished the mighty Yankees.

You just can't compare those 2 walk-off home runs to Chris Chambliss or Bucky Dent.

[Jim65]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Joe Carter.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Joe Carter.

I was just about to.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Joe Carter.

I'm a Phillies fan. I don't mention that home run without lots of colorful language...