LA Dodgers: Looking back on some of the most memorable Vin Scully calls

By Nikki Dson | Aug 22, 2023, 3:10 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, right, hugs Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin during a pregame ceremony inducting Jarrin into the Dodger Stadium Ring of Honor at Dodger Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

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Kirk Gibson’s HR in 1988 World Series (October 15, 1988)

I was just a baby when this game was played, so I don’t remember it, although I’m sure I watched it with my family.

Even just the thought of me being able to hear Vin call this game as a baby makes me smile. This brings us arguably two of the most iconic things that Vin has said, which are widely known across all of baseball.

The first being Scully saying, “High fly ball into right field — she is goooone!” followed by Scully then saying, “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”

There’s a cool backstory to Gibson coming out to play in this game that I absolutely love hearing and here’s Vin telling that story:

Hi everybody. As promised, here’s a quick story about Kirk Gibson’s utterly surprising World Series home run back on October 15, 1988. @23KGibby @Dodgers @MLB pic.twitter.com/NjFc6BEq1E
— Vin Scully (@TheVinScully) October 15, 2020

A story within a story. Scully’s impact was so far beyond the game, which makes him the undisputed best, and this moment marked by him is absolutely iconic.

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