signed with the Dodgers and turned in one of the more mythical seasons in baseball history. In spring training, he set a fire under a Dodgers team that had lost 89 games in back-to-back seasons. He would go on to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award and hit one of the most famous home runs in baseball history to win Game 1 of the World Series, which was his only at-bat of the series due to injury. Gibson returned to the Tigers in 1993 and played the last three seasons of his career there until his retirement. The Detroit Tigers had a 18 year postseason drought, as they would not play October postseason baseball again until the year 2006. References External links 1987 ALCS at Baseball-Reference American League Championship Series Minnesota Twins postseason Detroit Tigers postseason American League Championship Series 1987 in sports in Michigan 1987 in sports in Minnesota 1987 in Detroit 1980s in Minneapolis October 1987 sports events in the United States Baseball competitions in Detroit Baseball competitions in Minneapolis