▁they ▁hosted ▁when ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁They ▁repeated ▁this ▁ 4 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁when ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 : ▁Kirk ▁Gib son ' s ▁home ▁run ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁World ▁Series ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁the ▁icon ic ▁home ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ' ▁Kirk ▁Gib son ▁with ▁two ▁out s ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁of ▁Game ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁D od gers ▁were ▁huge ▁under d ogs ▁against ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 - win ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁who ▁had ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁the ▁AL CS . ▁ ▁Baseball ' s ▁top ▁relief ▁pitch er , ▁Dennis ▁E ck ers ley , ▁closed ▁out ▁all ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁AL CS , ▁and ▁he ▁appeared ▁ready ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁against ▁a ▁D od gers ▁team ▁trailing ▁ 4 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁nin th . ▁ ▁After ▁getting ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁out s , ▁E ck ers ley ▁walked ▁Mike ▁Davis ▁of ▁the ▁D od gers , ▁who ▁were ▁playing ▁without ▁Gib son , ▁their ▁best ▁position ▁player ▁and ▁the ▁N L ▁M VP . ▁ ▁Gib son ▁had ▁injured ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁N L CS ▁and ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁entire ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Yet , ▁despite ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁walk ▁without ▁a