Their Game 1 lineup had a 3-4-5 of the eventual 1988 MVP (Jose Canseco), a former MVP and borderline Hall of Famer (Dave Parker) and the future single-season home run king (Mark McGwire).

FOX announcer Joe Buck, hosting a pregame ceremony on the field, first introduced longtime major league outfielder Kirk Gibson, whose dramatic, one-legged homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series ...

1988 World Series, Game 1: Why Gibson Ran Away From Dodger TeammatesAs he crossed home plate on his game-winning HR, Kirk Gibson was in no condition to accept standard congrats from the other L.A ...

How it unfolded: Oakland swept past Boston and had six days to rest for the World Series. After their seven-game win over the Mets, the Dodgers had Thursday and Friday to regroup, not enough time ...

FOX announcer Joe Buck, hosting a pregame ceremony on the field, first introduced longtime major league outfielder Kirk Gibson, whose dramatic, one-legged homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series ...

Costas, a field reporter for NBC on that 1988 World Series telecast as Scully and Joe Garagiola called it in the booth, was in the corner of the Dodgers’ dugout at the end of Game 1 preparing ...

Gibson reacts to hitting a walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Oakland A's. / Focus On Sport/Getty Images ...

It was, after all, on Oct. 15, 1988 that a hobbled Dodgers star walked to the plate at Dodger Stadium, Game 1 of the World Series, with his team trailing, 4-3. His name was Kirk Gibson.

At one point, Mickey Hatcher was told he had won the 1988 World Series MVP award, until he heard Bob Costas say otherwise.