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With the Minnesota Twins facing elimination against the Atlanta Braves, and with the score tied 3–3 in the bottom of the 11th inning, Kirby Puckett stepped up to the plate and drove the game-winning home run off of Charlie Leibrandt into the left field seats to force a decisive Game 7.
The 1991 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1991 season. The 88th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins (95–67) and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves (94–68). The Twins defeated the Braves four games ...
Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett almost single-handedly defeated the Atlanta Braves in a must-win contest with his bat and his glove.
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Kirby Puckett sprinted, leaped and extended his glove two feet above the Plexiglas fence in left-center field – right over Tony Oliva’s retired No. 6 – to rob Ron Gant of the Braves of an extra-base hit, before a Game 6 World Series crowd of 55,155 at the Metrodome.
Sep 28, 2022 · With the score tied 3-3, Twins superstar Kirby Puckett led off the bottom of the 11th inning and walloped Charlie Leibrandt's fourth pitch over the left-field fence to extend the Series to seven games.
Oct 26, 1991 · Puckett's Game 6 walk-off homer. Braves @ Twins. October 26, 1991 | 00:05:06. Reels. 10/26/1991: Kirby Puckett hits a dramatic walk-off homer in the 11th inning to win Game 6 and send the 1991 World Series to a Game 7. More From This Game.
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Kirby Puckett: Game 6 Legend - 1991 World Series Experience Kirby Puckett's decisive Game 6 performance in the 1991 World Series. See the pivotal catch and h...
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