From Kirk Gibson's home run in the 1988 World Series to Sandy Koufax's 1965 perfect game at Dodger Stadium, revisit Dodgers icon Vin Scully's greatest calls from a Hall of Fame career.
Hall of Fame broadcaster and Dodgers icon Vin Scully died Tuesday night at 94. He was the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in sports history. ABC7's Curt Sandoval remembers Vin Scully and some of his memorable calls.called thousands of games involving the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during his 67 years in the booth.
He chose his words as artfully as a painter stroking a brush across a canvas. Scully talked about life while chronicling routine plays and historical achievements.Kirk Gibson's home run in the 1988 World Series It was Game 1, and Scully said on the air that injured Kirk Gibson wasn't in the dugout and wouldn't appear in the game. Gibson heard him and grabbed a bat. Soon, he was hobbling around the bases, and Scully took a long pause, letting the jubilant crowd take over.
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