Top 5 Baseball World Series Moments

World Series Moments are those special baseball moments passed down from generation to generation. They're relived by grandfathers and told to their grand kids, and they've defined baseball's annual Fall Classic for almost 100 years. Here are the top five World Series moments in the history of baseball.

1. Carlton Fisk's Home Run in 1975. In the bottom of the 12th with the score tied at six in Game 6, Carlton Fisk stepped into the batter's box against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Pat Darcy, and a major World Series moment happened. On the second pitch of the at bat, Fisk pulled a line drive down the left field line, over the Green Monster. As he ran the bases, Fisk emphatically waived his arms to right, hoping it'd be fair. When the ball hit the foul pole, the Red Sox had won the game and forced a Game 7. This home run lives in baseball lore, and is therefore, one of the top five World Series moments.
2. Joe Carter's Walk Off in 1993. In the bottom of the ninth of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series with his team trailing 6-5 and one out, a major World Series moment occurred when Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Joe Carter came to the plate. With two runners on, Carter was facing Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Mitch Williams, a man he'd been 0-4 against previously. With two balls and two strikes, Carter slammed a walk off home run over the Sky Dome left field wall. As he ran the bases, his helmet flew off from the excitement, and he jumped into his champion teammates' awaiting arms.
3. Babe Ruth's Called Shot. Chicago Cubs fans, look away, because the Cubs were the victim in one of the most infamous World Series moments of all time. In the top of the fifth inning of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees star Babe Ruth stepped up to face Cubs pitcher Charlie Root. After the first called strike, Ruth pointed to the Cubs dugout and lifted one finger. After the second strike, Ruth looked over again and raised two fingers. Then, Ruth pointed his bat towards the center field bleachers, and on the next pitch, he slammed Root's curve ball over the center field wall in Wrigley Field. The legend still lives in folk lore.
4. Kirk Gibson's Walk Off in 1988. In Game One of the 1988 World Series, the Oakland Athletics were almost assured their own World Series moment. Up 3-2 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and star closer Dennis Eckersley pitching, the A's intentionally walked the eighth hitter, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mike Davis, to get to Dave Anderson, who had been in the batter's box to pinch hit for the pitcher. However, after Davis had taken first base, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda sent out Kirk Gibson, who had been hobbled by leg injuries and a stomach virus. With the count full at 3-2, Gibson was anticipating a backdoor slider, and when the expected pitch came, he slammed a walk off home run, forever cementing an all time World Series moment.
5. Bill Buckner in 1986.  The two words"Bill Buckner", conjure up the biggest error, and one of the most memorable World Series moments of all time. In the 1986 World Series, up three games to two against the New York Mets, the Red Sox were nursing a two run lead in the bottom of the tenth of Game 6. However, the Mets began to rally and cut the lead, 5-4, with two outs and runners on first and third. After a wild pitch, one runner scored and another advanced to second. After Mookie Wilson hit a small, slow grounder to first base, all first baseman Bill Buckner had to do was pick up the ball and step on the base to end the inning. Unfortunately, the ball dribbled between his legs and under his glove into right field, scoring the runner from second and forcing a Game 7, which the Sox went on to lose 8-5. It would take until 2004 for Boston fans to have their own World Series moment.