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30 years ago—the 1987 Detroit Tigers
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Greatest Michigan-born home run hitters in Major League Baseball history
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On October 15, 1988 — In his only plate appearance in the Fall Classic, Baseball
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Detroit Tigers: Kirk Gibson's Earliest Home Run Heroics
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Detroit Tigers - Wikipedia
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Atwater Village mural pays tribute to famed ex-Dodger Kirk Gibson – Daily News
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1988 Dodgers player profile: Kirk Gibson, the shot in the dark - True Blue LA
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Spartans Host Buckeyes In Two-Day, Three-Game B1G Series At Jackson Field - Michigan State University Athletics
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While the Tigers were in town to face the Dodgers, Kirk Gibson visited the 'The Impossible Can Happen' mural as this year will be 35 years since the dramatic game-winning home run.