Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have. This time it surrounds the controversial play in the 1991 world series, game 2. Kent hrbek pulls gant off bag in 1991 world series and. For this weeks throwback thursday, watch as kent hrbek lifts ron gant off first base in the 1991 world series. Kent alan hrbek nicknamed herbie, is a former american major league baseball first baseman. Kent hrbek double play in game 7 of 1991 world series with. Everywhere the former minnesota twins great goes, hes asked about the infamous 1991 world series play where ron gant of the atlanta braves fell off first.
Kent hrbek tags ron gant at first, falling back and pulling gant off the bag as the umpire calls him out check out for more. With 69 innings in total, the 1991 world series holds the current record for longest. The 88th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion minnesota twins 9567 and the national league nl champion atlanta braves 9468. This time it surrounds the controversial play in the 1991 world series. Kent hrbek, kirby puckett, geoff belinfante, michael kostel. Slugger harmon killebrew fondly recalled by teammates. Gant makes it back but is pulled off first base by the rather large kent hrbek, who had about a 70lb weight advantage.
The 1991 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1991 season. While the 1991 world series certainly holds up as one of, if not still the best, world series 20 years later, the quality control in terms of editing and audio will not merit the same praise. The twins added three more runs in the fifth, as kent hrbek lead off with a double. Had the 1991 world series been played in new york or boston or down the block from doris kearns goodwin, it would be regarded as the best series of all time, hands down. Twins fans showed up in full force to get an autograph from twins legend kent hrbek thursday night at fan hq in eden. Gant also will be remembered for his encounter with minnesota first baseman kent hrbek in game 2 of the 1991 world series when the big first baseman lifted him off the base. Former twin hrbek always relives 91 series north iowa. Kent hrbek pushes ron gant off first base in 1991 world series. The 1991 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1991. Dirtbike accident put an end to gants braves career. A dan gladden b kent hrbek c kirby puckett d gene larkin saturday was the anniversary of the minnesota twins winning the 1991 world series.
Kent hrbek outdoors tim herron tv episode 2009 imdb. This piece by sports illustrateds steve rushin on the 25th anniversary of the great 1991 world series between the. Twins slugger kent hrbeks twoout grand slam in the bottom of the sixth gives the twins a 105 lead over the cardinals in game 6 check out. Kent hrbek turns huge double play in the top of the 8th inning of game 7 of 1991 world series with bases loaded and one out in a scoreless tie in one of the greatest games in baseball history. Videos einside students in kent states american sign languageenglish interpreting program got handson experience interpreting for deaf visitors during. In 1991, he again helped the twins to win the world series after having a typical hrbek. The controversial 1991 world series game 2 play at first base with atlanta braves ron gant and twins kent hrbek. Jack morris 10, 10inning shutout in game 7 in 1991. Saturday was the anniversary of the minnesota twins. Minnesota has been the site of some of the greatest baseball you can ever hope to see, including the greatest game in world series history. Kent hrbek pulls gant off bag in game 3 of 1991 world series and spoof of the play as hrbek shows joe mauer tips on how to play 1st base. Free download kent hrbeks tales from the minnesota twins. The other six were randy bush, greg gagne, kirby puckett, al newman, gene larkin who made the winning hit in game 7 of the 1991 series, and dan gladden who was the runner larkin scored with that hit. The complete illustrated history di dennis brackin, patrick reusse, harmon killebrew, star tribune.
Pga golfer tim herron plays golf with kent hrbek, and a sneak peek at herrons computer animated video series lil lumpy is shown. We lost paul bunyan, former twins star kent hrbek said. Hrbek won two world series championships with the twins in 1987 and 1991. It seems that jeff thurn and jerry p are having a disagreement.