Vin Scully Shares His 4 Greatest Homerun Calls

[@PimpDragon108]

I could listen to his stories all day long. The Voice of Baseball forever for me. :)

[@brianpayne2661]

Yeps id hear vin if i was watching the marlins play the rockies. Voice of BBall

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[@ironbob2008]

I grew up with Vin Scully in LA. We knew what and who he was before most of America did. People showed up at Dodger stadium with radios and I never understood that. I was 10 years old and I just did not realize that they wanted to listen to Vin. As he moved into the national spotlight, my affection for him grew and I realized how lucky I had been.

[@robertg262]

Transistor radios, yup.

[@oldschoolrr6077]

Can still remember Summer weekend afternoons, going out to Dodger Stadium and you could hear Vin Scully's voice throughout the whole Stadium, from a few thousand transistor radios that the crowd brought with them. It really was quite awesome to hear.

[@Lea99Jones]

Walking up the street on a Saturday, folks out washing their cars, and Scully's voice rarely isn't somewhere in the mix if the Dodgers were playing. Vinny would cover inning 1-3 and 7-9, with Jerry Dogget facing the unenviable task of doing 4-6. Jerry was fine. I'd have the radio on when I was going to sleep as a kid... fall out before the game ended... and wake up during the post-game, turn off the radio. Those were the days.

[@timothyhilton3408]

Saturday afternoons.....watching baseball.....listening to Vin Scully. Little did I know that I was listening to a master at work.......and one of baseball's greats. I was watching that game on TV when Gibson hit that home run. Thanks Mr Scully for helping to set up that momentous scene on TV for all of us to experience. R.I.P.

[@ReneeGriego]

What a class act

[@korysgriego2596]

Great last name

[@ellet4103]

I met him, because my brother worked for the Dodgers. You are right. He is a very nice man.

[@juanaboynkin1196]

I grew up in LA in the 60s and 70s. Vin Scully was the cool Irish uncle that told me a bedtime story almost every summer night. He told me a story about my favorite baseball team, the Dodgers, and I fell asleep during the Farmer John and Union 76 commercials. Thanks Mr Scully. You are a treasure. RIP Dodger Dogs, grilled not boiled.

[@nysockexchange2204]

Same here. RIP to the great Vin Scully. I'll always treasure the broadcaster of my childhood memories especially that 9th inning call of Koufax's perfect game.

[@michaellittlewood3032]

Mr. Scully can make a grown man cry. Thank you.

[@virgilthompson9247]

I knew Hank would be one of the 4. RIP Hank. Love the informal style of this. The Aaron call by Vin was indeed great. As a Braves fan Milo's call was perfect.

[@jamesvelvet3612]

Milo Hamilton...wow that is a blast from the past. I used to listen to the night games broadcast all the way up to Connecticut on WSB...could get maybe 1 of 3 games depending on weather conditions and I guess sun spots ;-) The thing with Henry's HR was everyone knew it was coming....no real mystery. I mean, not like Sid Bream galloping around the bases in the bottom of the ninth running faster than he ever did in his life ;-) Braves Win!, Braves Win! Braves Win! Rick Camp's HR was pretty sweet too!

[@bacchuslax7967]

Chick Hearn and Vin Scully. Too iconic. Legends.

[@bustersmith7535]

Let us not forget Dick Emberg, the trinity of So Cal sports!

[@bacchuslax7967]

@@bustersmith7535 and Keith Jackson doing a Saturday game

[@joebarr725]

Don't forget Bob Miller.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

I learned about baseball from this man daily through my radio and tv. A fan or not, every single person who considers themselves a baseball fan should applaud this man. The greatest to ever call a game.

[@jimcram3650]

Vin is a treasure. When I was a boy I would listen to him and love every second of the Dodger broadcast. As my sons were growing up they would fall asleep listening to Vin call the game. Different players but Vin's stories captivated. My grandsons had a chance to listen to Vin. Vin...you have been a part of so many lives and always kept them entertained. Thanks.

[@timrobinson5626]

3 years later he would get to call his last game and it was sweet that it was a walk off HR to win the game and a perfect way to end such a great career that Vin has had. Been going through the library of moments he has had in his career he was a lucky man to be part of some of the greatest moments in baseball history RIP Vin Scully you were the best of them all bar none

[@jazzmanchgo]

Yes, Scully's great art was having the savvy and class to stay quiet and let the roar of the crowd and the noise in the stadium convey the message and the excitement. Very few commentators would do that. He was simply one of the very greatest of all time.

[@mf5202]

Outside of any Red Sox moments, the only other time I've cried watching a baseball game was when Gibson hit that home run. Not even a Dodgers fan, but it was so improbable and the poor guy was so beat up. I could not imagine anyone other than Vin making that call. RIP Vin, you brought joy to so many.

[@rhondaschneider3380]

There will never be another Baseball announcer to compare with Vinnie.

[@stevesandoval4918]

True! LIVE! BREATHE! BLUE! 🌎✌➡️⚾️🇺🇸

[@stevesandoval4918]

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[@EnriqueGarcia-dp5ko]

The goat 😎

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

Vinnie was - like many other broadcasters in the day - firstly a fan of baseball. Nextly he was a Dodgers man, and those of us of different ages who grew up through decades listening to this ultimate 'fan' just think they both go together. Much like Chick Hearn and the Lakers. Anyways, Vinnie loved to tell stories, and this was a good one.

[@brianpayne2661]

This guy is so cool. Love ya Vin.

[@EnriqueGarcia-dp5ko]

The goat.

[@josecarranza7555]

Ask Vin Scully a simple question and it turns into a book. Lol I love this.

[@Rayburn58]

I grew up in Oragne County. This first year I listened to Vinny and Jerry Dogget was 1968, the year I became a 10 year old baseball and Dodger fan. The game I remember most that year was Bob Gibson pitching against the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium against Don Drysdale. This was shortly after Big D broke Wallter Johnsons consecutive scoreless innings streak. Suddenly a month or so later Gibson was on the verge of breaking Drysdale's new record and facing the Dodgers and Drysdale in Dodger Stadium. In the first inning the dodgers managed to get a runner to 3rd and Gibson threw a wild pitch and the run scored saving Drysdale's record. Gibson did not allow another run the rest of the game, on his way to a record 1.12 era in 1968. What a memeory listening to Vinny broadcast that moment on the radio.

[@ALEJANDROGONZALEZ-hc6dy]

God, I love this guy.

[@scottcornwall9320]

While I've always been a lifelong Dodger hater, Vin Scully was always a favorite broadcaster of mine. Guys like Vin & Mel Allen could fill in dead time (i.e. a rain delay) and keep their audiences entertained like no others. Harry Caray was charismatic, but always sounded like a lush, and always butchered Latino names beyond recognition. Vin was smooth, a gentleman, and always professional. Hats off to you, Vin 👏👏👏

[@waynenoll1967]

Vin Scully, a true gentleman and a class act. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore

[@goleafsgo8496]

Vin Scully what a legend in baseball. Truly the most recognizable voice for so many years it was great to hear him call World Series games.

[@buffalopatriot]

I was fortunate enough to have lived in Los Angeles for 15 years. Listening to Vin Scully call baseball games was like listening to a great master play a Strativarius. A true artisan.

[@mrsignguy1000]

Y'all know what else was really good for baseball, America, and each of us???.......Mr. Vin Scully being an announcer for baseball games. There have been many great ones...but there will NEVER be any greater than that gentle and humble man!!!

[@dantheman5745]

I met both Vin Scully and Hank Aaron, and actually got the chance to talk for a while with each of them. Both were as friendly and gracious as could be. Real gentlemen. I could listen to baseball stories from Vin Scully all day long.

[@benambler1393]

Not a Dodger fan and never will be, but Vin, in my opinion, is the greatest. His cadence and tempo was almost musical. He not only could tell you what was actually happening on the field, his tone conveyed the feel of the game and that is a gift. What a career.

[@joebarr725]

It's amazing how many people who do not care for the Dodgers admire Vin Scully.

[@tootz1950]

I listened to Mr. Scully my whole life and if I'm quiet and close my eyes I can hear him calling a Dodgers game.

[@landonray9503]

That's just your brain reciting memories. He isn't actually talking when you close your eyes. You would either need to be within earshot of him talking in person or listening to him on the tv/radio. It's just your imagination.

[@tootz1950]

@@landonray9503 Wow, how insightful...dipshit.

[@landonray9503]

@@tootz1950 No insight was necessary. Just a simple yet logical explanation. Close your eyes and be quiet and maybe you'll hear Scully tell you to quit being weird.

[@tvpmark]

My dad listened to Vin when the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn. When they moved to Los Angeles, he had a transistor radio listening to all the Dodger games. My guess is he followed them while he was serving in the Navy. When our home finally got cable, we were able to catch the L.A. TV stations, including the Dodgers games, and we've been following Vin ever since. Obviously, I never saw Bobby Thompson's shot heard 'round the world, nor did I see Mickey Mantle's homer. I did see Hank Aaron's HR on NBC TV, and of course, that memorable one Kirk Gibson hit off Dennis Eckersley. "High drive into right field; she is...... GONE!!!!"

[@Nestor123057]

Vin Scully, "The GOAT", of announcers, and this, from a lifetime Yankee fan.

[@christopherstarr8050]

Vince Scully , what a class man . rest in Peace

[@victhedude417]

I grew up listening to Vin Scully. Hands down the greatest baseball announcer ever. I would be glued to my little transistor radio to just about every Dodger game. The world stopped when Vin and the Dodgers were on!

[@dontbugme7362]

Greatest announcer of any sport, (well, add Chick Hearn)

[@thomaslocke3939]

I remember the fourth homer Vin described. I unfortunately had to be out of town but was driving home. I had just reached the point on the Ridge Route where I could switch from CBS to KLAC 570, still the home of the Dodgers in 1981. I hit the 570 button on my radio shortly before Vin said "And look who's coming to bat!" So I heard that whole memorable at bat and I heard Vin call it all.

[@EE-bg1de]

Funny, he mentions just how special Henry Aaron's moment is, barely any Audience Reaction......Folks have no idea what that meant. They probably were just waiting for 'that' moment.

[@davidgray1165]

All class all the time and he also made the Dwight Clark from Montana catch call

[@Mark-sj3xb]

A lot of people either don’t know or forget that he called NFL games on CBS in the 70s and 80s. Hank Stram and/or George Allen were his booth mates. He was equally as good there too

[@lnl3237]

"...little roller along first. Behind the bag! It gets through Buckner!" Sorry, Met fan.

[@albundy6008]

Even Mookie Wilson felt sorry for Buckner after that. He said in an interview years later, "Yeah we wanted to win, but that ruined his life. He didn't deserve to be treated like he was."

[@davidl5037]

Yup!!

[@maxdawson2948]

Love the anticipation and lead up to Gibson.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Vin Scully is a baseball institution. The memories this 95 year old man has of america's favorite pastime could fill about 30 books.

[@dkaufman57]

I remember when I was in the stands with a transistor radio get the play by play from Vin, and I'm talking the 60's and 70's, he made every game he announced the ultimate game. I'm still waiting for another Vin to come along however that's not likely to happen as announcers such as Vin come along only once a century, not to mention I probably won't be around to see it.

[@encinobalboa]

Did the same thing with my Radio Shack transistor radio. There were so many radios playing Vin that he could be clearly heard over the fan noise.

[@Lea99Jones]

My wife appears with my birthday cake (candles lit!) as Gibson hobbles toward the plate. The obligatory singing finally ends. She places the cake before me, our boys all around. "Make a wish," she says.

[@dougdill2246]

Class Act!

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

FERTILIZER!

[@kevinbergin2225]

Notice that 3 out of those 4 homer runs were NOT hit by his team the Dodgers? A Fordham University graduate! Fordham University Class of 1980 Facebook Site

[@arturoalvarado4030]

Rick Monday vs Montreal in ‘81 NLCS wasn’t too shabby.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

For many years our radio guy in Minnesota was Herb Carneal and it was common practice to bring radios to the game when the Twins played outdoors at Met Stadium to hear Herb’s play-by-play. When the Twins moved to the Metrodome it seemed like the policy changed a bit and while nobody was asked to leave there was a definite sense that not everybody wanted to listen to the radio. I haven’t heard any radios at Target Field but then again I don’t think there are many fans listening to games on the radio anymore.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

I was in attendance at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 1988. I witnessed Kirk Gibson hit his famous home run in person. I was 11. Reserve Level, RF, last section....halfway up, at the end, looking down into the A's Bullpen. I had a perfect view of the ball and it's final fate.....I know what happened to it. It ended up in the A's bullpen....got tossed in a bucket with the warm up balls....and taken in the visitors clubhouse. I had a perfect bird's eye view. This is why nobody has that baseball.

[@albundy6008]

That wasn't Gibson's only great WS home run. He hit a monster shot in 1984 game 5 off Goose Gossage. Gossage got the sign from the bench to walk Gibson, but he shook it off and was determined to strike him out. The manager even went to the mound to convince him, but he wouldn't listen.

[@robertpaciullo1540]

Mel Allen was my favorite. Vin scullywas great .Yes I've been A Yankee fan since the 1950s. Mel's going going gone call was my favorite call, especially after the mighty Mick crushed one

[@hugopirela5694]

I hate the dodgers but i absolutely adore vin scully. Just such a pleasure listening to this true legend..

[@patron40silver]

Greatest Dodger of all time

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

RIP Vin Scully

[@jonwestbay3739]

The last call Vin ever made was a game winning homerun by Charlie Culberson against the Rockies to clinch the NL West. He then serenades the crowd with "Did You Ever Know You're My Hero". You can't write endings that good

[@bobpadrick7718]

That was his last "home" call. His last call was 3 days later in SF. I was there and the Giants gave him a 1st class retirement send-off. They even used his feed on their radio broadcast for a few innings. Next to the word "classy" in the dictionary is his picture.

[@williampavichevich306]

Sweet.

[@edwardyoung522]

The master Craftsman...

[@tomgeauvreau7099]

An all time great. I think of the Dodgers I think of Vinny.

[@ramonocampo6921]

The best!

[@encinobalboa]

Thompson, Hank, and Gibson homers were easy to guess. Would not have guess the '63 homer. Thought is was going to be Rick Monday's homer in the 1981 NLCS that sent the Dodgers to the WS and eventual win against the hated Yankees.

[@hazell-moranhomemovies6731]

Interesting how 3 of these 4 homeruns he remembers were hit against the Dodgers. Also his story about Mel Allen in the '63 series reminds me that Joe Buck was in a similar situation during the 2011 World Series, he had a vocal cord ailment and never raised his voice the whole postseason. And Buck had to call the David Freese triple in the 9th and then his walk off homer in the 11th. Buck took a lot of crap for an underwhelming call of that game and I wish Buck had sat out so someone else could give these moments the enthusiasm they deserved, but yes he kept his voice at a low enough pitch that he didn't mess up his vocal cords any further the way Mel did in Scully's story. Being a born and raised Cardinal fan, I'm sure that could not have been easy for Joe to not go crazy no matter how much he gets made fun of for being nonchalant.

[@pauletaylorjr8458]

As a Yankee fan obviously I could not stand the dodgers but then scores a total class act and who can forget the 1986 World Series with the mets hes called that blooper victory was totally unbelievable

[@sunnyinspain8624]

2 other great calls were: 1) Alex Cora HR after 18 pitch at bat, 2) Fernando Tatis SR htting two GRAND SLAMS in the SAME INNING (4/23/99)

[@timlamb6196]

The one when gossage talked the manager into letting him pitch to gibby instead of walking him in the 84 series in which of course gibby knocked it out.

[@paultreskow1613]

He said it best. Shut up and listen to the crowd. Fox… u here this. Try it. Pt, Chi

[@davidl5037]

The kid's second homer at fenway

[@gdonovan610]

Fertilizer!!! 😂😂😂

[@stevenmccart5455]

Mel Allen..."how about that!"

[@rocknjbindad3707]

Veterans committee, the greatest homerun ever, Gibby should get a special exemption. Stats do not always measure true greatness. HOF.

[@simplymarvelous4983]

God in disguise

[@carlowens9720]

Francisco Gamma 6 straight

[@jon-eriksuermann9844]

I’m just saying, living all over the country and seeing highlights of Gibson’s HR it is always Jack Buck’s call of the Home Run that is aired

[@jirehguy]

715

[@thatt-shirtguy9669]

Have Philadelphia fans forgiven Joe Carter yet?

[@johnparks9986]

Best one I remember was Jack Clark's blast 9th inning of Game 5 in the NLCS in 1987 I believe.

[@Clodrock]

Why can't people videotape in landscape? Haha.

[@Allende42]

Yeah, this is one of my few that isn't. This is an old video and one of my first videos. If you see my other videos like Max Muncy's Game Winning Walk off Homerun in the WS, I recorded that one in landscape.

[@dadbear1]

Why do we still say "videotape" when there is not a speck of tape involved in the recording or playback process?

[@minewheaties5029]

They should talk less about Vin Scully's broadcast and more about the local Milo Hamilton broadcast, which even had more praise when two white fans in stand, as indicted by their street clothing, jumped down to congratulate Hank after he hit 715.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH-9nWl-g5qWY5I RIP Hammerin' Hank

[@heatherratliff1813]

Hank Aaron should've been NUMBER ONE

[@jamespietruch8741]

He played in a small ball park and had more than 500 more at bats than Ruth.

[@howie9751]

They were in chronological order.

[@tubewacha]

I remember the Hank Aaron home run. It's a great moment that transcends sports, saying a lot more about the career of Henry Aaron and the change in society than being a meaningful Homerun for either team in a penant race.

[@franciscogama4690]

go giants

[@Zeppolino100]

Oh come on, my friend, have some respect for Dodger Blue! Out of the 4 he mentions two home runs for the opponent's team (including yours)!

[@stonerbellinger8679]

Have a fun year in the basement of the national league buddy

[@howie9751]

@@stonerbellinger8679 Three WS wins this century to the Dodgers one.

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