Nagashima Shigeo, the most popular player at that time, led the Yomiuri Giants to a win over the Hanshin Tigers with a dramatic ninth-inning home run.

June 18 in Philadelphia: The Mets, down by 4-0, rally nobly but then lose miserably when Von Hayes hits a ninth-inning home run off Myers.

And, after they were gone, the Mets upstaged the Dodgers with some old-time melodrama on a ninth-inning home run by Darryl Strawberry.

The trade with the Mets was announced after the game, which the Phillies won, 6-5, on a ninth-inning home run by Von Hayes off Randy Myers.

The Yankees made do last night, beating the Red Sox, 6-5, on a ninth-inning home run by Alex Rodriguez at rain-spattered Fenway Park.

Then, out of the blue, ninth-inning home runs by Garret Anderson and Salmon reduced the lead to 9-6.

Mike Devereaux's disputed ninth-inning home run broke a 9-9 tie and gave the Baltimore Orioles an 11-9 victory over the California Angels tonight.

The Cardinals won their series against the New York Mets with the help of a ninth-inning home run by Yadier Molina in a tense Game 7.

Robin Ventura ended Saturday's game with a ninth-inning home run off his former teammate Turk Wendell.

Trailing the Dodgers by 13 1/2 games in August 1951, the Giants caught up and won a three-game playoff on a ninth-inning home run by Bobby Thomson.