First Inning

Red Barber's call of the Al Gionfriddo catch | October 5, 1947 | Yankee Stadium

"Joe DiMaggio up, holding the club down at the end... Big fella sets up and pitches... Curveball high outside for ball one... So the Dodgers are ahead 8-5.  And the crowd well knows that with one swing this bat this fella's capable of making it a brand new game again. Joe leans in... Outfield deep round toward left the infield over shifted. Here's the pitch. Swung on belted... it's a long one deep into deep left center... backward Gionfriddo back, back, back, back, back, he makes a one handed catch against the bullpen... Oh Doctor! (Crowd) He went exactly against the railing in front of the bullpen and reached up with one hand and took a home run away from DiMaggio..."

Jack Brickhouse's Call of Willie Mays' Catch | September 29, 1954 | Polo Grounds

Jack: "There's a long drive waaay back in center field... waaay baaack, baaack, it is... caaaaaught by Willie Mays! [garbled - some say it sounds like 'Say-Hey Mays']  [pause for crowd noise] The runner on second, Doby, is able to tag and go to third; Willie Mays just brought this crowd to its feet... with a catch.... which must have been an optical illusion to a lot of people. Boy! [pause] See where that 483 foot mark is in center field? The ball itself... Russ, you know this ballpark better than anyone else I know... had to go about 460, didn't it?"

Russ: "It certainly did, and I don't know how Willie did it, but he's been doing it all year."

Jack: "Willie Mays just made the catch of the day."

Vin Scully's Call of the Buckner Error | October 25, 1986 | Mets Stadium

"Little roller up along first... behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!" 

    Scully then remained silent for more than three minutes, letting the pictures and the crowd noise tell the story. Scully resumed with, 

"If one picture is worth a thousand words, you have seen about a million words, but more than that, you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are not only alive, they are well, and they will play the Red Sox in Game 7 tomorrow!"

Jack Buck's call of the Gibson Homerun | October 15, 1988 | Dodger Stadium

"We have a big 3-2 pitch coming here from Eckersley... Gibson swings and a fly ball to deep right field. It's a gonna be a home run... UNBELIEVABLE! A home run for Gibson and the Dodgers have won the game 5-4. I don't believe what I just saw... I don't believe what I just saw!"

Moments after the Gibson home run Jack Buck added this:

"I've seen a lot of dramatic finishes, in a lot of sports, but this one might top almost every other one." 

Vin Scully's call of the Gibson Homerun | October 15, 1988 | Dodger Stadium

"Sax waiting on deck, but the game right now is at the plate. High fly ball into right field, she i--i-i-is... gone!" (67 seconds of cheering) "In a year that has bee so improbable, the impossible has happened! And, now, the only question was, could he make it around the base paths unassisted?! You know, I said it once before, a few days ago, that Kirk Gibson was not the Most Valuable Player; that the Most Valuable Player for the Dodgers was Tinkerbell. But, tonight, I think Tinkerbell backed off for Kirk Gibson. And, look at Eckersley--shocked to his toes! They are going wild at Dodger Stadium--no one wants to leave!"

Russ Hodges' call of the Thomson Homerun | September 29, 1954 | The Polo Grounds

"Bobby Thomson, up there swinging'. He's had two outta three--a single and a double--and Billy Cox is playing him right on the third-base line. One out, last of the ninth. (Ralph) Branca pitches. Bobby Thomson takes a STRIKE called on the inside corner. Bobby hitting at two-ninety-two. He's had a single and a double, and he drove in the Giants' first run with a long fly to center. Brooklyn leads it, four to two. Hurtling down the line at third, not taking any chances. Lockman without too big of a lead at second, but he'll be running' like the wind if Thomson hits one. Branca throws. THERE'S A LONG DRIVE! THAT'S GONNA BE IT, I BELIEVE! THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT!! BOBBY THOMSON HITS INTO THE LOWER DECK OF THE LEFT-FIELD STANDS! THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT, AND THEY'RE GOING CRAZY! THEY'RE GOING CRAZY! HEY, HO!! [Crowd hysteria] I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I do not believe it! Bobby Thomson hit a line drive into the lower deck of the left-field stands, and the great place is going crazy. The Giants--Horace Stoneham has got a winner. The Giants won it by a score of five to four, and they're picking' Bobby Thomson up and carryon' him off the field..."

Milo Hamilton’s Call of Aaron’s 715th Homerun | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | April 8, 1974

"Now here is Henry Aaron. This crowd is up all around. The pitch to him, bounced it up there, ball one. Henry Aaron in the second inning walked and scored. He's sitting on seven-hundred and fourteen. Here's the pitch by Downing, swinging, there's a drive into left centerfield, that ball is gonna be, OUTA HERE, ITS GONE, ITS SEVEN-HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN! There's a new home run champion of all time and its Henry Aaron. The fireworks are going. Henry Aaron is coming around third, his teammates are at home plate. Listen to this crowd!"

Curt Gowdy’s Call of Aaron’s 715th Homerun | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | April 8, 1974

"Aaron in his earlier days used to hit more to right, right center.  There’s a long drive.  The ball's hit deep ... deep ... it is gone! He did it! He did it! Henry Aaron ... is the all-time home run ... leader now!"  He did it!