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the only way to end a baseball game where the losing team never gets to bat again.
means a game-ending play, almost always in baseball, where the home team takes the lead in their final at-bat and the game simply stops because the other side has no more chances.
from from the image of the losing pitcher and defense literally walking off the field in defeat the instant the run scores, no formalities, no more outs needed.
asymmetry built inonly the home team can ever do it
grand slam versionrarest, loudest walkoff possible in baseball
instant deathgame ends mid-play, sometimes mid-swing
for instance
kirk gibson 1988 — hobbled homer off eckersley, world series game 1
carlton fisk 1975 — waved it fair, world series game 6
joe carter 1993 — only world series ending walkoff homer to win it all