1992 NLCS, Game 7: Pirates @ Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 3, F -- Pittsburgh's ace Doug Drabek was cruising along, holding the Braves scoreless for eight innings, getting out of his only real jam (bases loaded, no out) in the sixth inning. Atlanta's starter, John Smoltz, was similarly solid, with the Pirates scraping together two runs on an Orlando Merced sacrifice fly and an Andy Van Slyke single. The Bucs headed to the 9th inning with a 2-0 lead, just three outs away from the World Series. And that's when it all went wrong. Manager Jim Leyland stuck with Drabek, rather than bringing in a left-hander to pitch to Terry Pendleton and David Justice. Drabek allowed an inning-opening double to Pendleton, and then in what would prove to be a crucial play, normally sure-handed second baseman Jose Lind booted Justice's grounder. A walk to Sid Bream loaded the bases, and closer Stan Belinda finally replaced Drabek. Ron Gant then drove in a run with a warning track sacrifice fly to make it 2-1, and Damon Berryhill walked to reload the bases. Pinch-hitter Brian Hunter popped up to short, and it looked as though Pittsburgh would escape. But pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera, the last position player on the Atlanta bench, singled to left to score Justice, and Sid Bream, nobody's speedster, tore into a modern ""mad dash"" (recalling Enos' Slaughter's go-for-broke baserunning play in Game 7 of the 1946 World Seris) sliding across home plate just ahead of a skinny Barry Bonds throw. The Braves piled onto Bream at the plate in a famous scene, Fulton County Stadium erupted, and Atlanta went back to the World Series.

[@icaanul]

Any Braves' fans that watched it at the time still get choked up with tears of joy watching it 31 years later. The energy in every georgia neighborhood that night was insane. Greatest moment in Braves' history.

[@charlesmullins3238]

And us pirates fans feel like ray finkle did to Dan Marino…..

[@brim_god_jefe]

I’ll never forget 11 years old, watching with my dad & jumping for joy after Bream slid home for the walk off win!!!

[@elliottparker6389]

I just can't stop watching this in 2023!

[@wade5307]

Francisco Cabrera is pretty much only remembered for one play in an otherwise unremarkable career, but it was MASSIVE

[@Chris-0703]

Was 12 years old. Every elementary school boy in Pittsburgh was crying in their textbook the next day. I still get depressed every time I see a social studies book...

[@exchequerguy4037]

On the other hand, '92 was the start of the very successful Bill Cowhler era with the Steelers.

[@peterdonato4854]

Steelers fans, remembering how good the past was

[@gamebred5x]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joeg5414]

I was 10 and lived in Atlanta. We had Braves day at school after this and before the World Series. Kids were getting tomahawks shaved into their head. They were actually advertising the tomahawk cut at Supercuts I think it was. I was so mad my Mom wouldn't let me. I remember watching this well though.

[@michaelsimpson6970]

I'm a Braves fan but I've always had a soft spot for Pittsburgh (especially Drabek, a phenomenal pitcher). Your description reminds me of Doris Kearns Goodwin's description of Bobby Thomson's home run: "the day that Brooklyn cried". Arguably the Pirates have never recovered from this game.

[@JasonNation72]

I was a freshman at Jacksonville State University (Alabama) and I watched this with my roommate in the dorm. When the Braves won, the dorm exploded into cheers and soon the whole campus erupted and everyone partied in the streets of the campus for 2 hours afterwards. The campus wasn't that far from the Georgia state line so definitely a lot of Braves fans there, that night especially.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

The Pittsburgh Pirates as a franchise have never really recovered from this game.

[@jerrygreen2502]

Yep. They looked like they kind of recovered in 2013 with the Wild Card Game. But then they failed to do enough against Michael Wacha in game 4 of the NLDS that year and completely fell apart the next three playoff games they played. Chocked against Wainwright in Game 5 that year and chocked against Madison Bumgarner and Jake Arrieta in the 2014 and 2015 NL Wild Card Games. Never recoverd.

[@papasmurfladner1117]

32 years later I watch this again at 76 an old man but a Braves fan till I die, RIP to my Daughter Kaylie Michelle whom I watched via telephone, Hattiesburg Mississippi to Phoenix AZ.

[@michaeldominy5732]

I was 11 years old when this happened and it was late at night, on a school night. way past my curfew. My parents allowed me to stay up to watch the entire game and remember our reaction when the Braves won. Probably one of the best experiences I ever had as a Braves fan.

[@dantheman5745]

Kudos to your parents for knowing when to enforce the rules and when to bend 'em a little. My parents were exactly the same way for me as a kid in the mid-70s when my Reds were playing in the World Series. They didn't bargain, but they were balanced and knew when it was special circumstances. So much fun to watch. And so nice now to have those memories.

[@nicholastudor934]

My dad woke me up and told me I should get up. Still one of my best memories of my life. I later got to have a dinner with David justice and a long conversation prior to the dinner where a friend asked him how slow sid was. Such a treat to hear him speak in person.

[@markross2124]

I was 37 and saw the Pirates collapse 9th inning stats for the braves 3 runs tow hit two walks and one error.

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

I was that same age and had a very similar experience...except we had been rooting for the Pirates

[@albertwesker2283]

No doubt. Me too

[@drlee2]

I remember watching this in disbelief. I know they won the World Series 3 years later, but this feels like the best moment in Atlanta Braves history!

[@2727taterbug]

drlee2 NO doubt!! Only 1 or 2 games a year might end with a play at the plate. To win the Pennant in the last inning on a slide into home by a one-legged player, driven in by a guy who had less than 100 plate appearances in the bigs will probably NEVER be duplicated!! Plus. we were still the underdog that year with the Pirates still being the power in the NL. In '95 we were supposed to win.

[@drlee2]

Kirk Gibson's homer was a pretty big moment, too. But baseball now doesn't seem to have iconic moments any longer. Aaron Boone's in Game 7 against Red Sox is last one I recall and that was 12 years ago.

[@gojira931]

drlee2 Game 6 of the 2011 world series. Freese game tying and walk off homers

[@lovesfreedomtoo]

drlee2 I remember it well too. I thought, Bream is going for it, Sid Bream of all people & then he slid, I was ecstatic! And Cabrera could not have placed it any better. I remember watching an interview with Bream after this & was so impressed when he gave all of the glory to Cabrera, saying he would have had no reason to have ran so hard had it not been for the great hit by Cabrera placing the ball where it needed to be. I had to watch this one on TV, but it still remains the most exciting game I've watched. My times watching from the stadium stands, while absolutely fantastic, can not compare to the feeling from this game.

[@alexbinkley5479]

drlee2 any relation to greg gibson...the home plate umpire? :P

[@stevegroot5347]

I'm not much of a baseball fan, but I happened to be at my mothers house for the last inning of this game. It was like watching a movie. Absolute storybook ending. I screamed and jumped up and down like I was biggest Braves fan ever.

[@jakedasnake7703]

Steve Groot I’m a pirates fan but my parents were crying after this game was over. And then of course the 20 years straight of losing after that. Definitely different perspectives

[@JohnBrown73.]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[@horacecock-johnson5035]

Life long Braves fan brother. One of the greatest nights as a Braves fan. I don't think you will find a Braves fan who doesn't love Leland.

[@bryantmilan6443]

instablaster

[@carlosdangerjr.7935]

You have another now, bro. Congratulations. I'm a Detroit Tigers (as well as all other sports, Pistons, Wings, & may god have mercy on my soul, the Lions, fan.....but living in Oxford, MS all my life, (about a mile north of the Ole Miss campus) I know a shit ton of you guys, & have always hoped that when my Tigers are down, Braves were up. Really hope mgmt does what anyone & everyone who has even a rudimentary understanding of the game knows they should, and that is paying Freddie Freeman.

[@jasoncnokes]

Lol the description of the video "a skinny Barry Bonds" 😂😂

[@javiersoto7369]

En verdad estaba joven y delgado

[@jackkitchen737]

An underrated call by a criminally under appreciated announcer. Sean McDonough rocks. His call of the Nebraska vs BYU game a couple years ago was just as awesome. So was his call of the Michigan St win over Michigan. I remember watching this live and getting goose bumps. What a moment!

[@erniegreen4259]

Jack Kitchen agreed. I've always loved his call of the Joe Carter home run "your winner and STILL champion, the Toronto Blue Jays.

[@AngelSanchez-tq6lx]

I confess I'd never heard this guy, McDonough. He was/is good - elegant voice - and his call is beautiful as, oh, was the moment!

[@nicholasfox966]

It's some sort of cruel joke of the universe that Joe Buck became the main sports announcer for big events in the last twenty years, and McDonough sort of faded away. McDonough is OUTSTANDING, whereas I am absolutely convinced that Joe Buck is one of the key reasons fewer people watch the World Series each year.

[@ilovepickmeups221]

He might be under appreciated by fans, but he is well paid by ESPN and ABC. They've kept him on for the biggest games for the last two decades. There's a reason we all have memories of his calls in the biggest postseason games of Our Lives. They placed him there and then pay him well. He's kind of a Hired Gun

[@johnsturges3139]

Listen to Sean call Tua's pass to win the NC for Alabama in 2017, it was awesome.

[@elliottparker6389]

One of the greatest games of all sports ever. Top 3.......

[@cupchamp5]

Some of the greatest baseball was in the early to mid '90s

[@pepesupreme6451]

Some of the greatest everything was in the early to mid 90s

[@bconni2]

well, that depends on who your team is.. right.?

[@Matthew-pf7sb]

This is the opening to Ken Burns the tenth inning

[@kyleogle1599]

Agreed. Even as a Cubs fan…this was my favorite baseball time period

[@chriswells506]

83-95 was awesome

[@glst1974]

This game is heartbreaking as I was a Pirate fan, correction, a Bonds fan and this was the end of that run as Bonilla left the year prior and this would be Bonds' last chance in Pirate black and yellow. He go on to SF where the Giants made the WS and loss a heartstopping seven game series to the Angels. Leyland and Bonilla did win there ring with Miami. Pirates still have not made it this far since.

[@ech1997]

More than twenty years later, this is still the single best MLB game I have ever seen. Best ending, ever....

[@primeboysander]

If I'm having a crappy week, I just watch this. Works every time.

[@TheSlewis1952]

I was there. Greatest sporting event I ever attended

[@aj42k]

Steve, you are going to remember that for the rest of your life. Forgot watching it, you were part of it.

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

Awesome.

[@apoloestrada2908]

The last game as a Pirate for Barry Bonds before going to SF Giants for the next 15 years (1993-2007). Last playoff appearance for the Pirates (until 2013-2015).

[@DRC-of2ci]

I was 14 staying up late on a school night to watch this. My mom kept sending my stepdad into the room to tell me to be quiet and go to bed, but that wasn't happening lol. I remember jumping up and down screaming when sid was safe. Hands down my favorite braves moment.

[@highschoolbigshot]

That throw by Justice to get Merced at home still amazing after 30 years

[@JoseGarcia-et2ep]

Not a pirate fan, but Doug Drabek was one of my favorite pitchers when I was growing up in the 90s, I felt bad for Drabek he pitched with alot heart that night, after all these years I still feel he deserved to win.

[@TheDayZCowboy90]

"Swung line drive left field! One run is in! Here comes Bream,! Here's the throw to the plate! He iiiiiiiiiss, SAFE! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!" we'll miss ya Skip

[@albertwesker2283]

Get what your saying I love Skip too but this was Sean McDonough calling that last play. I get what your saying though

[@Bt26x]

Man that’s ties me chills all over again seeing that. I remember I was 13-14yrs old at the time. I had Braves fever just like everyone else in ATL! I watched every game intently & so nervous after giving up the 3 games to 1 lead. That final inning was such a nail biter but damn when Carbaro hit that ball, holy shit that place went insane! I’m so glad I got to see it live. That hit along w/ Sid Bream sliding into home plate has gone down in Braves history!

[@DudeEggs]

​@@Bt26xto Pittsburgh it was known as the Bream curse as he is from PA and played most of his career there. They cut him the season before after his fifth knee surgery thinking he was washed up. The Pirates center fielder had pleaded with Bonds to move in right before that so they wouldn't lose on a single. Bonds just flipped him off being the great teammate he was known to be. This brought on 20 straight losing seasons for the Pirates.

[@sageparra4956]

⁠He’s quoting Skip Caray’s call, not McDonough’s.

[@truthcantbesilenced4533]

This team was such a blessing to be able to watch.. you people have no idea just how much heart this group had that never gave up and seems to always be in the game no matter what time or score it was

[@JaimeGonzalez-wx1gw]

Truth can't be silenced You never knew with the Braves in the 90s!

[@Loverrover]

Biggest play in Braves history! Me and my mom screamed at the top of our lungs when that play happened !

[@kweli05]

I ran outside jumping for joy after the Bream slide. My cousins, who were too afraid to watch the last at bat, knew ATL had won it.

[@picark]

The Biggest Play in Braves history was knowing they wore out their welcome moving out of Boston.

[@redbug3485]

Our house was Screaming also! Epic Baseball moment! They have said the stadium shook on that plays results!

[@GGE47]

@FuckingHateTwilight The Braves top two relief pitchers were hurt during the regular season and out for the season, Juan Berenger, and Alejandro Pena.

[@GGE47]

@FuckingHateTwilight That dome in Minnesota must have cost the Braves a couple of games with it's white roof and the decibel level was so high there was no way you could hear somebody call for a fly ball. If you took your eye off the ball, you were not going to pick it up again. Notice that in the '91 Series the Twins win 4 games at home but the Braves won all three at home.Same thing happened to the '87 Cardinals. There is talk that they turn on their air condition when the Twins were batting which blows out towards left field. American League teams have said that. The Twins didn't do a damn thing after that year, but the Braves won 14 straight divisions. The did beat the Cleveland Indians in 1995, but after the previous Series, It just couldn't give me the same excitement that this game did. When they turned into a Little League with multiple divisions and wildcards and the pace of the games just draaaaaaaaaaag the game on and on for an eternity, I just stopped watching. It is just not baseball and don't give a damn about it anymore. They can take that pitch count and shove it. It is for the junkies who are addicted to all sports.It is also all about the money. No fun to watch anymore. All sports are like that now. I don't like interconference games either. It is now just like the NFL. The leagues are one league now.

[@TheSkydogsguitar]

You could've powered a nuclear aircraft carrier on the energy that swept through the Atlanta area when Cabrera connected and Sid limped home.... Absolutely my top sports moment of all time.

[@sun3215]

@MANCHESTER UNITED Ok. This is a baseball video though. Also, there aren't even 240 countries.

[@jmua8450]

That was the loudest eruption I have ever heard in a sports venue. Atlanta Fulton County Stadium was LIT.

[@tomjoad2752]

I'm a lifelong Giants fan.; but in 1992 i was 12 years old and the Giants were eliminated. My household was pulling hard for Atlanta like they were our own. It was the first time I ever remember rooting for another team. I'll never forget Cabreras hit or Bream giving his all to make it across the plate. Such a fun memory.

[@theundercoveratheist]

My son was 15 years old then. Me and him and his grandfather in Georgia watched this incredible hit. As soon as sid slid across home palte my son literally jumped in the air and went 15 feet and landed in my lap hugging me! O, I tell ya all, baseball is truly an American sport!

[@cornelllashley13]

Been 22 years ago and never get tired of watching this game, it was unbelievable, I remember yelling and screaming so loud I lost my voice the next day. Just an incredible finish.

[@MarkAJohnsonEDLDFall]

It is even better to live it out with friends because it becomes part of your memories.

[@powerpoint3990]

My heart still breaks for Andy Van Slyke @1:42:48 who I met in a Men's Brotherhood Breakfast this morning at one of my churches. Asked him about that last hit by Francisco and he mentioned telling Bonds to come in abit. Bonds gave him the international peace sign right before that last pitch.

[@Bt26x]

Bonds is a prick. Those 2 had beef if I recall because of it. He should’ve come in & then he makes a bad throw. He could’ve gotten Bream out. Justice could’ve done it like he got Merce out at home plate.

[@SB_151]

I was there and will never forget it! It was my first baseball game and my Dad and I were a few rows up in right field. Sadly my Dad was trying to beat traffic and insisted that we go to the gate and watch the last inning from the TV's next to the exit. I did manage to see the pile on home plate after Sid Bream was called safe! Growing up a Braves fan in the 90's was a beautiful thing.

[@djbeezy]

I absolutely abhorred the Braves in the 90's because Maddux left my Cubs. All was forgiven (by me) when he came back to Chicago. Damn though, all those playoff runs and only one title though. It's a shame really.

[@markminter6312]

The Pirates locker room after the game was like a funeral. Literally. There were grown men crying. Even Bonds cried.

[@8644mec]

Yeah, easily the worst loss in their history, and honestly probably the city of Pittsburgh as well. There's no words to describe how much this hurt that franchise.

[@markminter6312]

​@8644mec easily one of the most gutwrenching defeats any team has ever suffered in American sports history

[@davidcole4604]

The saddest thing is that the Braves people still call this the Bream game and not the Cabrera game. I recall my mother saying at the time "But what about the guy who got the hit?"

[@jkjls007]

I don't know if you are old enough to remember, but throughout their careers, Sid Bream was known for being really slow, and Bonds was known for having a cannon arm.

[@c.l.b5271]

good point.i guess cause he white

[@kenperk9854]

Of course. That's what it ALWAYS is.... even if he wasn't white. HAHA

[@josephcoburn1384]

I call it Pendleton Cabrera game

[@johnnyfuture3524]

@@c.l.b5271 and pendleton because he black right?

[@88cutty]

Just the saddest moment of my life. Ill never get over it. 10 world series rings couldnt make up for how destroyed i was as a 13 yr old boy in 92. Im not alone in this either, so many my age still live with it too. As an adult now, i understand its just a game but it cant undo the trauma this has caused.

[@harryiglesias]

up until the death of my father, this was for more than 20 years the only day in my life I cried (not counting when I was a baby & little kid)

[@BAR-ct7ti]

Me too. I wish Pitt would back to the 90's logo. Has a classy look.

[@TheRealCaptainJamesTKirk]

My dad died a few years ago, and only got to see Pittsburgh in the playoffs once more, in 2013.

[@orbonds3603]

What about that time you caught me with your sister

[@luke-mm4hs]

@@orbonds3603 stfu

[@tennesseeridgerunner5992]

My number one sports moment of my life. There were about 10 of us watchin' the game at a friend's house when Bream slid across home plate, man-we erupted. Jumping up and down like our heads were on fire and our asses was catching. I know there are Braves moments with more import, but this one, for me... I will always treasure.

[@daveanderson4013]

This was one of the memorable moments of my childhood!

[@JaimeGonzalez-wx1gw]

Dave Anderson I have to agree with you on that.....great times!!

[@davidcunningham8319]

This was one of my worst!

[@markjohnson9455]

I was a college sophomore when the game was played. We meet a friend's house to watch the game, and I remember how nervous I was watching the ninth inning with a good friends of mine. After the game, I returned to dorms and I remember how we burned Pirates' gear while chanting the Tomahawk Chop. Fun night and great memories. R.I.P. Ben 97.

[@beyoncebillings6625]

I will never forget this I am from Atlanta I remember everybody in the neighborhood was dancing in the street

[@cooljacobm3418]

For some strange reason I enjoy this more than their World Series championship. To this day I still get goosebumps when Costas calls Bream, "Safe!!! Safe at the plate!?!?!!"

[@cornelllashley8]

It was Sean McDonough that called that play, not Bob Costas

[@kennyzeigler5834]

Even with the 95 chip, this is by far the best Braves moment of my life! Goosebumps every time!

[@n88nick52]

I was 12 years old when this game was played. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was sitting in my parents room watching the game with my dad, i'm on the floor nervous as hell. Then Cabrera gets that hit and i'm watching Sid Bream come around 3rd and it's like a dream or something going in slow motion. Then he slid into home and the ump says safe. I go freaking crazy!!! I ran through the house yelling and screaming. Wow!!! Go Braves!!!

[@silentvdeathTTV]

Who is here on 10/18/2020 rewatching trying to muster up all of the good juju you can to power the Braves through Game 7 of the 2020 NLCS? Just me... Gotcha...

[@rynolascavio3381]

I remember it like it was yesterday. I jumped so high in my living room that I literally hit my head on the ceiling (barely). For years after that I tried again and again but could never the ceiling with my head. I was just so excited!!

[@markross2124]

+RYNO LASCAVIO I don't blame you I am a Pirates fan what a hell of an ending toughest loss in Pirate history

[@TMC1982Part2]

I find it hard to believe that Sean McDonough was only 30 years old at the time. In 1992, Sean McDonough became the youngest man to ever do play-by-play for all nine innings of a World Series telecast while being a full-time network employee (Vin Scully is still overall, the youngest as he was 25 when he called his first World Series). That record would subsequently be broken by Joe Buck of Fox in 1996, who was I think, 27 or 26 years of age the time. Because of McDonough's rather premature balding and resonant voice, he looked like he could've been 10-15 years older.

[@jonwayne6314]

I was there! I was on the front row in left field on direct line with Barry bonds throw and watched the throw tail ever so slightly left of home plate and knew before the umpires 'safe' call that the miracle had occurred. The woman left of me jumped into my arms,( I was married, she was not my wife , not even known to me before that game) and we hugged for a second before the uncontrollable exuberation of watching "Lightning strike twice" I am visible in game 2 of Ron Gant's Grand Slam ball in front row as the ball nicked my middle finger and the man 2 rows behind me caught the ball. The closeup of the stands shows me turning to see the man who caught it. Being a former outfielder, when the ball left the bat I knew I was in position for the catch and tried to get on my seat but the slick soled shoes slid off the edge of the seat and I was unable to adjust the last step backwards to make the grab. Fan behind me two rows caught it barehanded as I would have with just 4 more inches. Alas. Memories of the Braves.

[@jasonjones4122]

jon wayne Awesome memory!

[@jonwayne6314]

Thank You Layne! Agreed! Blessed with Baseball upbringing having been reided south of Cincinnati from 68- 78, and being at Game 2 72 Series and all home games in 76-77 Red Sox Yankees rout in WS. Big Red Machine.!!! The 91 Braves had 'heart and spirit', a 'never say die' will to win and a batch of ' we aren't beat til the fat lady sings' team and it carried over to 92 and beyond.

[@JaimeGonzalez-wx1gw]

jon wayne Awesome that you had the chance to witness that......these were great times!!!

[@aj42k]

You can tell this to your grandkids. Awesome moment that you saw this. I was 4 years old when this happened. I was too young to remember but I never had a team until 1993, of course the Braves. I was a fan at 5 years old. Before the strike and before they won it all. 26 years later still a fan and baseball will always be number 1.

[@dougg2012]

Wow! What an experience! Must've been fun!

[@timpope1745]

What a game, what a series, I miss Fulton County Stadium.

[@06BIBOI]

The Pirates may never get this close to the WS ever again , as long as they have the current ownership they definitely won't !

[@davidcunningham8319]

I felt that this was their best shot. Then the team dismantled. I'll never forget Bonds telling Pittsburgh that he would play for the Pirates for a dollar. Then he left and joined the Giants.

[@AlonsoRules]

it's a shame because they have one of the best stadiums in baseball

[@braindamage8922]

Yeah, that biotch bob nutting won’t give us a dollar for players. As far as I’m concerned, I won’t see a World Series in Pittsburgh until I’m 60.

[@fernandocastillo5839]

Sad but true

[@holyfamilycrusader3512]

At least we have won 5 of them! But yes, been a very long time

[@patrickreeves4650]

Every Braves playoff game back in the day was a damn nailbiter. It also didn't matter where in the country you were, you heard that damn chant... Never cared for the Braves, or their team, but you cannot deny the amount of pure talent their pitching staff had.

[@bertsmith6778]

A classic, no.doubt. So glad my dad was still around to see it. He took me to see them play in the 60"s and 70's when they lost 100 plus games each year. Bonds was not a cheater then, obviously by how small he was. Smoltz will always be one of my favorite players.Will always remember Bream running after Cabrerra's hit. Great memories.

[@LMacNeill]

No one who saw that game will EVER forget it. Cabrera hitting that amazing line-drive... Sid Bream limping around 3rd as fast as his bad knees could carry him... Just BARELY beating the tag... Best end of an NLCS series in the history of Baseball!

[@2727taterbug]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. I jumped so high when Sid was called safe that I hit my head on the ceiling!! Tried and tried again to do that but never could.

[@spinner9057]

The ending of this game reminds me of the ending to the movie Major League because the throw at the plate was borderline between the game-winning run and the game-saving out.

[@cornelllashley13]

I remember this game, of all the Major League playoff games and World Series combined, this was the most dramatic and fantastic finishes ever..WOW!! What a game?! I'll never forget it.

[@SM-1967]

Thank you, Francisco and Hobblin' Sid, you remind us that just because it's wildly improbable, doesn't mean it's impossible. Bless you for this memory, which has lasted me a lifetime.

[@arcmov24]

To me, this will always rank as one of my all-time favorite postseason baseball games!!! Others include: 1993 World Series- Game 6 2001 World Series - Game 7 2003 NLCS- Game 6 2011 World Series- Game 6

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

I'll add 1991 World Series Gm 7 (had a heart attack) and 2006 NLCS Game 7 (forgotten classic)

[@AlonsoRules]

2016 World Series Game 7 2017 World Series Game 5 - epic epic epic

[@exchequerguy4037]

1985 and 1986 World Series Game 6

[@joshfaye3300]

alex c 1995 World Series Indians @ braves game 6

[@ilovepickmeups221]

How do the Marlins run in 2003 or the Game 7 1995 or 6 vs Indians not get up here.

[@casheasy]

What a game, what an ending and what a classic call by a great announcer in Sean McDonough. This still gives me goose bumps, as does Skip Caray's call on the radio.

[@valoguy]

I was 8 and on vacation in Indiana when it happened. When Blauser lined out to third for the unassisted double play in the sixth inning, I went to bed. I was like, 'that was our chance and we blew it.' Next thing I remember I was half asleep and my dad was lifting me up above his say saying, "Braves get into World Series!!"

[@thedeemon2143]

I remember as a kid watching this game, and it was very important to me. As a die hard Braves fan, you have no idea how thrilled i was when Bream came through and the braves won it. I had given up, tears streaming down my face. Then that happened. Best game of my life.

[@BAR-ct7ti]

Bonds looked good here. Slim and quick on his feet. Not the monster hitter of SanFran, but could drive in the runs.

[@claymorgan183]

Bryce Harper was born two days after this game. I feel old.

[@spinner9057]

Another detail worth mentioning is that Sean McDonough was only 30 years old at the time and he looks like the perfect poster child for a Rogaine commercial.

[@walterlv01]

He doesn't look a whole lot different today, 24 years later.

[@jerrygreen2502]

He made the playoffs before the Pirates would again.

[@marinoguijarro3474]

welcome to the club

[@c.l.b5271]

so

[@Lostforwords12345]

Born and raised in atl, love this braves win, braves win, braves win skip Carey love it

[@hugman60]

Hard to believe that this game occurred 25 years ago this coming October. Seems just like yesterday I saw the Braves scores three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win this contest 3-2. Can still see Andy Van Slyke sitting in center field in disbelief when the Braves won this game. Thank you for posting this video.

[@MarkAJohnsonEDLDFall]

The Pirates never recovered from the loss and started a 21 year losing streak after that. They are the reason why MLB needs a salary cap.

[@ryanrant1]

If there's any game that proves Barry Bonds was a terrible teammate, it's this one. Not only did he not pull through at the plate when he had a chance to add to the Pirates lead, when Francisco Cabrera came up, Andy Van Slyke told him to move in, closer to the infield, to have a better chance to throw out Bream, or maybe get a throw to 3rd to get the force. How did Barry respond? He gave Van Slyke the finger. Maybe if Barry listened... (or maybe if Lind doesn't commit the error), this game is a different story. Taking nothing away from the Braves though, they ultimately earned it.

[@bigeric1030]

I take anything AVS says with less than seriousness. He’s been known to fabricate stories and was once voted by a secret poll of professional athletes from ALL major sports as one of the ten worst teammates in pro sports. Andy liked to talk about himself above everyone else and embellish the truth a little. Why would they pull Bonds off of the line after Cabrera drilled the 2-0 pitch just over the Pirates bullpen down the LF line foul? They wouldn’t. You also wouldn’t ask him to move in in case Cabrera hit a deep drive, either. It’s called “no doubles defense”.

[@jppsfingers50]

So Van Slyke's word is gospel to you too? Has anyone asked BONDS about this? Or is it that the white guy saying something to the black guy HAS TO BE TRUE because as with other posters here who clearly hate Barry Bonds, it suits your biases and narrative?

[@flame-sky7148]

That's right because Bonds gave up the game winning hit in this inning, he also made the error at 2B (Lind) in the beginning of 9th the inning. When I look at the box score Bonds gets the loss. YES YES, Bonds looses. America can go back to being great again.

[@the406seadonkey6]

JPP's Fingers; I love how you twist it into a race issue when you know goddam good and well that Bonds is a notorious cheat and LIAR. It's well-documented what happened yet you want to disregard reputable people's claims and insert your own reality into the situation - a reality that involves one of the most notorious cheats of all-time. You're a twat dude. Plain and simple.

[@tony_anello]

@@the406seadonkey6 You can't even mention Bond's steroid scandal in 2019 without people calling you a racist. What a shame.

[@HOTLANTAMAN]

wow, even in '92 Tim McCarver was absolutely insufferable

[@jameskeyes9112]

I love his pronunciation of "fow-wull". :D

[@MTDubz619]

Ha, exactly what I was thinking.

[@thedude3065]

Deion Sanders thought so too

[@thomascoburn]

Definitely an idiot

[@MarkAJohnsonEDLDFall]

Skip Carey's call of the bottom of the ninth inning is iconic in Atlanta sports history. RIP I was there with a friend of mine who would pass away in 1997- RIP

[@carloseduardomedinanarvaez]

3 años despues siendo un niño de 4 años de edad vi coronarse campeones a los Atlanta Braves en la serie mundial de 1995 ese dia nacio un fanatico más de esa novena tan maravillosa hoy en dia con casi 33 años fue en el 2021 los vi campeones de nuevo con lagrimas en mis ojos de alegria.

[@miguelsandoval1985]

The Pirates Never Recovered After That NLCS Loss And Went Through 21 Seasons Of Just Misery Without A Winning Record Or A Trip To The Postseason.

[@GSeward]

Pirates were among the first real victims of big money baseball, with Bonds, Bonilla, Drabek, Lind, etc. leaving to go elsewhere for bigger $$$. Sad.

[@theicchamp06]

Yeah, but with fan favorite Andrew McCutchen and team manager Clint Hurdle, the Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched back-to-back postseason appearances (2013, 2014). They defeated the Cincinnati Reds in last year's National League Wild Card Game to win a playoff game since 1992.

[@miguelsandoval1985]

That Doesn't Have Anything To Do With The Face Of How Much Misery They Went Through From 1992 To 2012 Seriously.

[@theicchamp06]

Miguel Sandoval I know, but that's in the past.

[@miguelsandoval1985]

Okay Then. Sorry If I Took Up Too Much Of Your Time.

[@MTDubz619]

It wasn't as talked about as Buckner in 86 or Leon Durham in 84 (i know they were 1b) but ol' chico Lind's error in the 9th was just as DEVASTATING to Pittsburgh as Bonds 18 hopper throw was.

[@flame-sky7148]

Bonds throw wasn't an error, Lind's play was lazy and scored an error. And Belinda gave up the "game winning hit" to Cabrera not Bonds. To compare the two is asinine.

[@MTDubz619]

@@flame-sky7148 duh, I know that. Thats the point that Bonds is blamed for the loss by many but it shouldn't of even got to that point

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

@@MTDubz619 I agree with you.

[@ZigbertD]

Probably my absolute peak moment of exhilaration as a sports fan. I grew up in south Mississippi, and our cable system was among the earliest to pick up WTBS (which was still called WTCG) and I got hooked on Braves games called by Skip Caray as a kid and became a lifelong fan as a result. I watched this game with my girlfriend and as it progressed and the Braves couldn't generate any offense I was getting more and more frustrated, culminating in the sixth inning when they had bases loaded and no outs and failed to score. My mood was so foul that my girlfriend gave up in exasperation at that point, saying "You're no fun, I'm going to bed". I was so irritable about the game I briefly considered throwing in the towel and going with her, but having rooted for the Braves for so long I had to stick it out to the bitter end. As the Braves began to rally in the 9th, I was getting more and more excited but more and more nervous as well. When Cabrera drilled it and I realized it was all coming down to whether big slow Sid Bream and his refrigerator-sized knee brace could score from second, I was on my feet shouting "Go! Go! Go!" and when the call was safe I just erupted into whoops, leapt up on the couch screaming "BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN!" My girlfriend came into the room, sleepy and open mouthed with amazement, "What in the world is going on??" I jumped down of the couch and started hugging and kissing her, still jumping up and down and shouting "Braves win!" She was just laughing and shaking her head, "Oh my god, you're nuts." She went back to bed but I was too excited and stayed up for a couple of hours watching replays and coverage on ESPN. Braves of course didn't win the World Series that year, and even win they did in 1995, it still didn't top my excitement at this moment.

[@jayjackson19]

I was 10. This is one of my favorite plays to go back to. It's also one of the few where the TV and radio version are both just perfect.

[@idster7]

1:36:04 forgotten blown call. where was that pitch?

[@adrianselbst6777]

Inside. Borderline I agree. But inside. And in any case there's no such thing as a blown called strike/ball.

[@sigvoice]

My high school friend Sid Bream, Carlisle PA!

[@mmac8462]

sigvoice Wasn't Jeff Lebo, guard at Carolina, from Carlisle as well?

[@sigvoice]

mmac8462 Yes, as well a Billy Owens NBA star

[@marcschneider4845]

Moments like this are what make baseball a great game. Incredible!

[@RobertJohnson-mn3br]

Best game in Atlanta braves history. If they lost this game it would’ve been horribly devastating. Instead it was epic. An amazing ending. So they lost the World Series vs Toronto and a few years later managed to finally win won, with a 1-0 snore fest. This game had it all. Total despair then unbelievable relief and celebration. Man this was a great moment in time

[@TJ89741]

And 30 years later the Pirates still haven’t recovered from this loss

[@Videogamelover58]

Crazy right

[@mmac8462]

Tim McCarver- "I would have Cabrerra taking. Better chance of getting a walk." Biggest jerk calling a game.

[@DisappearingBoy2010]

+mmac8462 No secret McCarver was no fan of the Braves.

[@has3219]

but he predicted the luis gonzalez single off of mariano lmao you think these guys can be right all the time

[@dantheman5745]

McCarver was excellent. One of the best color commentators I've ever heard, and I've been watching baseball since the early 1970s. And calling him a "jerk"? He was nothing but dignified and professional. You sound like you're projecting.

[@norwegianblue2764]

@@dantheman5745 I've been following baseball since the early 70's as well. I was in Philly when McCarver played there. (I liked Bob Boone more.) Then I was in Atlanta in the 90's when the Braves had their historic run, and McCarver was calling all the post season games. He was universally despised by Braves fans, and rightly so. He didn't come across as dignified and professional to us. Rather, he seemed pretentious and insufferable. We all thought he was a jerk. But it's ok if you don't feel that way.

[@MTDubz619]

McCarver is the worst

[@seanp.matuszewski745]

My brother and I stayed up late standing in front of the tv the whole time. Couldn’t believe what we were witnessing. Bream safe at the plate!!! We tried to keep from screaming waking up my parents...My sister called asking if we just saw what happened, she was a big Braves fan too...what a great memory... It did feel like we won the WS...Good times....Miss those days....Miss my sister...

[@brettgillespie7492]

watched this with my dad when i was 9 years old. still makes me cry with joy. Love u dad. go braves!

[@rollo131]

Every time they cut to Pirates fans watching the game in the bar I feel like I'm looking at people on board a plane that I know is going to crash.

[@orbonds3603]

Then what?

[@JoseGarcia-et2ep]

🤣🤣thats messed up🤣🤣🤣

[@antlsah2009]

greatest moment in braves history

[@c.l.b5271]

and then came the Yankees😂😂😂😂

[@Shaner373]

yes the team that bought their championships came

[@ArtMonkforHallofFame]

not the World Series 3 years later?

[@ArtMonkforHallofFame]

not in 1992. Yankees were still missing the playoffs.

[@ScottRossProductions]

yep.

[@secondstring]

Been a Braves fan since the '60's and we've had so many disappointments, so this one is especially glorious.

[@abrahamthunder32]

I was a loving braves fan and stopped watching baseball in 94 when baseball went on strike. But this game and all the ones until 94 are my favorite childhood memories. I lived and died with my braves and can still name all the players from that magical 91 season. I remember literally falling out of my chair in 92 when Bream came running in to home in slow motion and was called safe. i miss my braves nad baseball.

[@michoacano15]

That ending was awesome......

[@atlantageorgia5162]

+michoacano15 yes it was!

[@jet7111]

As a Braves fan I loved it, one of the best moments ever Period, but I will never forget Andy Van Slyke telling Bonds to move over when Cabrera came up and Bonds replied with the middle finger, and then after he was late to the plate Bonds walks around with his smug self and Andy just sits in the outfield, just sits there and watches Atlanta Celebrate being mad as hell at one stupid ass Barry Bonds

[@bravesrule384]

jet7111 I wonder if Andy had anything to do, with Bonds not being a part of Leyland's coaching staff in Detroit.

[@88cutty]

bravesrule384 leyland hated bonds but put up with him

[@jppsfingers50]

You have any proof of this?

[@spencergwin9454]

According to Leyland and Bonds, there was no hate or anything unpleasantness there. Both men in interviews have expressed admiration for the other. Maybe not "love" but they respected the hell out of each other.

[@flame-sky7148]

jet7111 you guys act like Bonds made an error like Lind did at 2B. Or that he gave up the game winning hit. Your hate is spewing.

[@DaveG425]

Well this never gets old. And I’m not even a Braves fan.

[@KenLeebow]

I was there with my 10-year-old son...we still talk about this game. Amazing!

[@MickeyMorandini1]

Sean McDonough should be calling the World Series now. Joe Buck has done more harm to the game of baseball than Joe Jackson.

[@zeekman7223]

MickeyMorandini1 noticed his voice from The Michigan vs Michigan state game

[@bertsmith6778]

MickeyMorandini1 if it were not for his father, he would never been a so called announcer of any kind. Do not care for Rose either. I have to turn the volume down for both of them.

[@teddyyy__t]

Joe Buck isn't 1/1000th the broadcaster his father was. He is atrocious.

[@dmacnic]

1:36:04 That was a friggin strike!! like pika62221 - it's 22 years now, let it go

[@nuetrinoenergy3843]

I remember when the braves won this game. My son jumped up in the air and flew 6 feet and landed in my lap cheering! Baseball is America's game!

[@jonpascual3492]

I am watching this exactly on the 30th anniversary of this particular great, historical, and exciting game!

[@shearizzo]

Swung line drive left field one run is in here comes Bream here's the throw to the plate and he is safe Braves win Braves win Braves win. R.I.P Skip Carey

[@Darkkefka]

Will you people stop hating on Bonds? Jeez. This was a wonderful classic game and all you people do is dis Bonds. You need to let this go.......

[@2727taterbug]

Darkkefka This game had NOTHING to do with Bonds or PEDs!! Classic game that is still talked about today in the ATL. I remember going to school the next day and half the people there went to bed before the end of the game. They were happy but completely pissed they gave up on the Braves.

[@sadbravesfan]

2727taterbug If you think this game had NOTHING (emphasis on all caps) to do with Bonds then clearly you don't know he's the one playing left field and made the attempt to throw out Bream.

[@felixfontan9029]

Darkkefka aquariex24 Bonds was a great player...but he had a shitty arm...and that was a bad throw. They were fairly in, the ball was hit fairly hard...and Sid Bream couldn't outrun you on a footrace if you were on crutches...Yet Bonds could not throw him out at home. I remember that game as if it had happened today. Great game for sure...and is not Bonds fault they lost. But again...that was a bad throw and his arm was crap.

[@jppsfingers50]

"I'm glad they lost because I hate when black people with money act as if they don't have to kiss my never was white ass." Fixed that for you Mayo Man. And BTW, do you have any proof of this alleged defensive adjustment, or did you just buy it because it suits your anti-Bonds narrative?

[@KinkESizemore]

JPP's Fingers watch MLB’s Greatest Games...Andy Van Slyke told the story to Costas and Verducci when they brought him on to discuss the game. So yes there is proof.

[@anthonybirkholz6104]

I remember this game VERY WELL. I was so happy. Can't believe this was exactly 30 yrs ago.

[@timkrygiel7333]

I was there, 8 years old upper deck down the right field line. My dad told me he scored us some tickets with a few others from the neighborhood. I'm so glad I got to see this and will always remember celebrating with my father. I don't think I slept at all that night before going to school that next day. The Braves back then had a spark and aura about them. I think the current team is pretty close with the stars we have now.

[@VisualTedium]

mccarver and joe buck kill my ears so dumb and just well dumb. So this is half watchable. Scully and Michaels best in the biz

[@mrblackalchemist]

LOL

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

NO, Joe Buck is the worst in baseball! McCarver is alright

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

Lol what

[@VisualTedium]

your a real man Deion

[@bigeric1030]

Have you ever synced up Skip’s 9th inning with the TV broadcast? I’m just nerd enough to have done it many times.

[@erness11111]

i was 7 years old....i went to my room in the 9th inning with tears in my eyes resigned to the fact that the braves would lose.....then my mom came up and told me they had the bases loaded. Oh to be a child again.....most amazing game i can recall as a kid

[@swvastories3498]

I was a junior in college and watching this game with some friends in our dorm. When Sid was called safe we ran outside in the parking lot and was jumping up and down and yelling. We ran over to another friends place and he was saying "No way, he was out!" but we all just laughed and kept hollering. I'm sure the kids who were trying to sleep were hating on us. LOL! What a night! GO BRAVES!

[@effend446]

Looking back, as a Pirate fan, total disbelief......3 outs away from getting over the hump. Could not believe they lost the NLCS for a 3rd straight year. Needless to say, this series was decided by great baseball. Correct me if Im wrong , but I don't recall there being a single incident whatsoever between the Braves and the Pirates. The respect these two teams had for each other back in 91 and 92, you just don't see that in sports nowadays.