On October 9, 1988, I was attending game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Shea Stadium, wearing my Dodgers warm-up jacket.
The Dodgers trailed 4-2 going into the 9th inning. John Shelby opened that inning with a walk off Dwight Gooden. The next batter, Mike Scioscia, hit a home run, just inches over the right-center field wall. 😀 Mike had hit only 4 home runs during the regular season.
In the top of the 12th inning, Kirk Gibson hit a long home run to center field to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead. 😀 😀
In the bottom of the 12th, the Mets loaded the bases with one out. But Jesse Orosco got Strawberry to pop up to the infield, and then Orel Hershiser came in (on zero days rest, have been the starting pitcher the day before) to face Kevin McReynolds. He got McReynolds to fly to shallow center field. Shelby, running in at full speed, just managed to catch the ball at knee level to end the game and preserve the 5-4 Dodger victory. 😀 😀 😀