▁notice able ▁lim p , ▁Gib son ▁surprised ▁all ▁in ▁attend ance ▁at ▁D od ger ▁Stadium ▁( and ▁all ▁watching ▁on ▁TV ) ▁by ▁pin ch - h itting . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁quick ▁strik es ▁and ▁then ▁working ▁the ▁count ▁full , ▁Gib son ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁to ▁right , ▁insp iring ▁icon ic ▁pron oun c ements ▁by ▁two ▁legend ary ▁broad c aster s ▁calling ▁the ▁game , ▁Vin ▁S cul ly ▁( on ▁TV ) ▁and ▁Jack ▁Buck ▁( on ▁radio ). ▁ ▁On ▁N BC , ▁as ▁Gib son ▁lim ped ▁around ▁the ▁bases , ▁S cul ly ▁fam ously ▁exclaimed , ▁" The ▁impossible ▁has ▁happened !" ▁and ▁on ▁radio , ▁Buck ▁equally ▁fam ously ▁exclaimed , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁what ▁I ▁just ▁saw !" ▁Gib son ' s ▁home ▁run ▁set ▁the ▁tone ▁for ▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁the ▁D od gers ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁A ' s ▁ 4 ▁games ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁sever ity ▁of ▁Gib son ' s ▁injury ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁playing ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁games . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 : ▁Earth qu ake ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁World ▁Series ▁began , ▁it ▁was ▁notable ▁chief ly ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁World ▁Series ▁match up ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁teams , ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁Oak land ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁at