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That was a cool feeling': An oral history of Kirk Gibson's iconic 1988 home run - Sports Illustrated
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Why Kirk Gibson has mellowed after years of furious intensity - Sports Illustrated
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Best home runs in MLB postseason history
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Kirk Gibson, Baseball Wiki
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MLB -- Inside Kirk Gibson's World Series home run 30 years later - ESPN
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Detroit Tigers History: 36 years ago today, the Tigers won it all - Bless You Boys
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30 years ago—the 1987 Detroit Tigers
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Kirk Gibson homers in Game 5 of 1984 World Series, #OTD in 1984, they didn't want to walk Gibby., By Detroit Tigers
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On October 15, 1988 — In his only plate appearance in the Fall Classic, Baseball