The Two Greatest Home Runs in MLB History 

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Ironically enough, I think the kid losing that baseball is the perfect way for it to go out, because at the end of the day, that’s where all of these aspirations and hopes for heroism like that come from. They come from the thrill of those first swings in a makeshift diamond in the middle of nowhere, and that’s where all those kids get the idea of that kind of home run locked in their heads. There’s almost no place better for that ball to go in my opinion. Rather than collecting dust it got the chance to go back to the very beginning, where the seeds of dreams are planted, and got lost like a thousand other baseballs do on the journey of loving baseball.

The best part about Carter making the final play to clinch both WS titles was his super dorky and endearing freak out jumping

My father's story about the 60 WS is so quaint. He was heading home from high school, the train stopped at 125th Street. Instead of getting on the next subway train, he stood around a radio with a group of strangers. Heard the home run call in disbelief, then headed home.

Bill Mazeroski is on everybody's short list for greatest defensive second baseman of all time. On close plays he didn't even catch the ball in his glove: He taught himself to deaden a hit ball with his glove so it ricocheted directly into his throwing hand, at the same time moving his feet to put him into throwing position, towards second base for a double play, or towards first base against speedy runners. (The National League was known as the faster, small-ball league.) As far as I known, he's the only man to play his position this way, his entire career.

Joe Carter never gets credit for his sweet swing. So underrated.

As a Jays fan, the "Touch 'm all Joe" call by Tom Cheek still sends shivers down my spine. Watching Joe Carter hit this home run was AMAZING!!

Touch 'em all Joe! And the shot heard round the world

Not gonna lie, I always thought Mazeroski was like 35 or something, based on the pictures and videos of him rounding the bases, so hearing that he was only 24 really threw me for a loop lol.

Playing the Meek Mill Outro over the Phillies losing a World Series is hilarious 😂

My Aunt is married to Pat Borders. I was in attendance when Carter walked it off. Unbelievable moment and it was incredible to be there. Not even a Jay's fan.

Man I remember being 13 years old watching the Joe Carter home run live on TV. Amazing memory!!!!

Dude there was something absolutely beautiful about the ball being found, signed, given, then lost again. It's weirdly wonderful that it's fate was the same as any other baseball.

Unfortunately for me, I was just days short of my 4th birthday when Maz hit that homerun. I was probably playing with toys in my bedroom or outside, so I have no recall of any celebrations going on in our living room. My sister, who was six at the time, does remember our father giving a big whoop at the moment.

"Touch em all Joe!" still gives me chills!

I live in Pittsburgh and now I want a Legends of the Hidden Temple style competition to find the Lost Home Run Ball of Bill Mazaroski

Phillies fan here, I wasn’t around in 93 but my dad says it was the most painful moment of his life

I missed out watching the Joe Carter ‘93 game winning HR for having A terrible time at homecoming dance my sophomore year of HS. Will always regret this.

The lack of acknowledgement for Hal Smith hurts

Jays fan for life. Got to watch Joe touch em all with my pops at 9 years old.

Love the MF DOOM background music

Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger homerun in your life! The fact that I remember that call as vividly as the homerun means that is one of the best calls of all time in addition to the homerun as an All Timer.

As a pirates fan the Maz homer is legendary for us. I’ve even gotten to hangout with him before. Great man.

Maaaan, you can't make up the story of what happened w Maz's hr ball...crazy

Love this video. Such a great idea. I'm surprised only two people in MLB history have pulled off the "Dream Scenario." I wonder how many have had a chance to, though? Like, this is two out of how many?

the ball was lost might be the greatest thing ever

Bill is the classic “white guy did it first thou” line.

One of the best parts about the 1960 World Series is the iconic pic of students watching the game from atop the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh

I may be biased, but Jorge Soler's third inning homerun in Game 6 in 2021 is undoubtedly the best homerun of all time, even if it wasn't a walkoff. That absolute moonshot (that still hasn't landed, prove me wrong) killed the Astros spirit and solidified the championship.

I watch a video of the last play of world series 1991-2023. I think only four times it did not end with a out. The Carter homerun, the Diamond Back victory against NYY in 2001 and two others. It is very rare to win a WS with a hit... You first need to be the home team, leading the series (or game 7), the game has to be tied, or trailing by 3,2,1 (with appropriate runner on base)...

I was 27 at home with my dad when Joe Carter hit that 2-2 pitch over the left field wall. Not mentioned is that Toronto had been comfortably up 5-1 with Dave Stewart pitching in the seventh before a Lenny Dykstra home run capped off a 5 run gut punch. Then in the bottom of the 8th the lower part of the Jays order managed to set up the top of the order for the fateful ninth with the Wild Thing pitching.

20:00 straight up plot to The Sandlot

Lost the ball, playing a pickup baseball game…… Sounds a little bit familiar don’t y’all think? One of the greatest baseball movies ever made? “ THE SANDLOT “ ( yes I know they didn’t full on lose the ball in the movie ) but still yenno? Close enough. Gotta love it.

It's a crime that there isn't a Joe Carter statue outside of the skydome, what an absolute legend

In 1991, you mentioned that Joe Carter had a walk-off single to clinch the division title for the Blue Jays. In the top of the 9th, the Angels almost took a two run lead, but the runner was thrown out at home - by the right fielder, Joe Carter. Also, Bobby Richardson was voted MVP in 1960 due to 11 hits, 1 HR, 8 runs scored, and 11 RBI's - and because the MVP votes had to be counted by the end of the 7th, when the Yankees were ahead 5-4.

As a Blue Jays fan I was watching live when Carter hit his homer. Never forget that.

Nice to see our man Joe getting some recognition . Guy was the Definition of CLUTCH!

Shoutout Hal Smith!

Baseball rules, man.

My parents were at game 6 of the 1993 World Series. I was born in 2001 and grew up hearing their stories of that day. I took the tickets (ok, a copy) to school for show and tell. I found a can of coke from the game in the basement. To this day I still use it as a bragging right.

Wow remember watching that Joe Carter home run. Will never forget it😎

One of the best SRS vids ever, loved it!

The crazy thing for me is the pitcher that gave up the home run to joe carter actually went to my high school and was drafted out of high school

Without Hal Smiths homer in the 8th there would be no Maz homer. Maz himself calls Smith " My Hero Maker".

Curb and a bronxe tale references!?!? Did we just become best friends?

"The winners..and still World Champions!" is still probably my favorite moment in sports history.

The site of Forbes Field is where the University of Pittsburgh is located, the section of wall that that 1960 WS Home Run went over still stands on campus

You definitely make the best baseball videos on RU-vid.

Mazeroski with the greatest HR in MLB history because the Pirates were true underdogs against a juggernaut Yankees team.

I was 8 for Carter's homerun. Stayed up with my dad. Just incredible.

Bartolo Colon for sure, but what about David Ross's World Series Game 7 Homer, in his final game, and helping the Cubs break the longest drought in baseball history! Without the Old Man coming through with one more run, the Cubs don't stack up enough runs to reach Extra Innings. At 39 years, he's the oldest player in history to secure a HR on baseball's biggest stage, Game 7 of a World Series. ---- And then there's the Kirk Gibson walk-off HR in the 1988 WS. Two bad legs, and still managed to knock it out, against one of baseball's best pitchers. And one of the best calls in baseball history... "The Impossible has happened!"

i lived in Toronto during that time and saw it live on TV. Toronto downtown was a party. the whole city came out after that homerun aahh an unforgettable night 😊 the whole team was great tho.. Roberto Aloma 😁

This kid did a real life Sandlot with the most valuable baseball ⚾

I think if they put Bill Mazeroski in the Hall Of Fame, essentially for his iconic home run, then they kinda have to put Joe Carter in as well.

19:41 dude that’s some stuff taken right out of the sandlot lol

In October 1993 my parents moved us from 40 minutes outside Toronto to 40 minutes outside Philly. I was 13. I made no friends at school that year. Oddly we moved to the town where Mitch Williams (the RP who gave up the Carter HR) lived.

now that's a damn good video! props for the mf doom instrumental and the sopranos shirt!

Excellent video. Keep up the good work.

8:04 nice baysox shirt

We Phillips fans, Knew Jays were All Stars. Knew it was History making.

I remember being 11, a st.louis kid watching David freese smash a rocket up center to send the Cardinals to game 7 and yeah I don't think I'll ever see a greater sports moment

I also watched this at ten years old as a huge jays fan. unbelievable

It's so Chad to lose the world series home run ball playing street baseball.

an edinson volquez homer was not something i was expecting in this video

I thank baseball for humans advancement in arithmetics

Unreal. I couldn't imagine what it's like.

I still remember the blue jays world series winning home run when I was very young. I wanted the blue jays to win all because I liked their logo 😄

Thats baseball baby! I swear, if that kid losing that ball isn't the most "sandlot" story I've heard. Dude might have some royalties from the movie if they could prove anything!

It was still the greatest thing I ever saw as a Toronto sports fan.

those kids playing street ball with that home run ball are real life sandlot

Maybe the kid getting older just pretended to lose the Mazeroski baseball in order to keep people from bugging him to sell it, looking for hand outs down the road. Even as a little kid it's likely that everybody in the neighborhood bugged him on the regular to see the ball touch the ball, etc etc

To Bobby Richardson’s credit- he did have a series record 12 RBI

Touch em all Joe! Toronto fans had to wait until a famous basketball bounced the right way before they would experience their next once in a life time moment but albeit that would be in a completely different sport. Meanwhile, the Leafs fans...well...they still wait...

So wait, is the sandlot based off of this??? I mean he lost one of the most important balls ever in a pickup game, that’s literally the sandlot.

Yeeees Joe Carter. Got me right in the childhood! 😁

The rarest of baseball plays

😂 my boy this video almost made me subscribe then I realized I already was fantastic video bravo

I wonder if The Sandlot is based on that ball.

Its gotta be extra sweet to beat the Yankees in game 7 lol

I didn't that part about Maz's home run ball. Someone must have found it, unless it's still in that bush in Pittsburgh.

Carter’s home run is one of the happiest moments of my life and I was 12 - I havent felt such a thrill since

love the music

Gimme #3: Kirby Puckett, 1991 World Series game 6, on the brink of elimination. We'll see you tomorrow night.

I like how MLB, NBA, and NFL all have 1 guy from the losing team to win their championship's MVP

You left out one of the best parts of the Mazeroski trivia-- the footage was found because Bing Crosby had it taped. It was in Bing's basement many years later that they found it.

"I sell rhymes like dimes..."

Man idk. 2009 alds game 2. Tex’s hr was about as big as it gets. But I saw that one in person so I may be bias. Still remember the dude screaming maniacally allll the way round the bases

The got bounced from the playoffs in 91? By the greatest Twins team ever!

missed opportunity for a great Sandlot reference at the end*

How can you not be romantic about baseball

Though not mlb but in lmb (Mexican Summer Baseball League) in 2014 Diablos Rojos star Juan Haper Gamboa hit a game 7 10th inning walk off homer to give the Diablos the championship and was also the last game in that ballpark (Foro Sol)

Chances of a Jose Ramirez video one day?

i could do this

2 million people apparently attended that Jays game.😏

That ball is exactly where it belongs

I don't, believe, what I, just saw!

17:16 no, the most valuable thing in baseball history came the previous inning. Highest Championship Probability Added ever - Hal Smith. Great video though.

Hahahaha I have the exact same memory of getting to stay up late. I remember having my rally cap on and doing the base rounding dance. Hilarious it just seems to be spontaneous for Canadian kids of the 80's 😂

I know it's about the home run but what's crazy is Mazeroskis hit wasn't even the most influential that game

RHIMES LIKE DIMES IN A SRS VIDEO?????