Presented here is a 16 x 20 photograph of Los Angeles Dodgers hobbled slugger Kirk Gibson after crushing a walk off home run against the Oakland A’s in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Gibson wrote “I was fortunate to be part of some very clutch moments in my career. In 88 we beat the Mets in 7 games but I hurt both legs. I didn’t even line up for the anthem in pregame of the World Series… It hurt to even walk. I told my wife to go home in the bottom of the 3^rd inning because I didn’t think there was any way I could play. But in the top of the ninth trailing 4-3 to the A’s, I told our bat boy to go tell Tommy I could hit in the bottom of the 9^th off Eck. I was down in the count 0-2 but battled back to make it 3-2. Then I hit a backdoor slider over the wall to walk off the A’s. I was pumping my arm hobbling around 2b I was so happy!! Never thinking it would be one of the greatest moments in WS history… 88 World Series”. Gibson signed and inscribed this photograph in silver marker. This item comes with a COA from Steiner Sports and a Fanatics Authenticated hologram (0542740). 

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