Going deep in the World Series is alone an impressive accomplishment, even for the biggest legends in the game. That said, some home runs in the Fall Classic are more memorable than others. Here are our rankings of the 25 most noteworthy homers in World Series history.
25. Rajai Davis, Cleveland Indians, Game 7 (2016) It's not nice to tease. Especially when your franchise hasn't won a World Series since 1948.
However, the hope of Cleveland baseball fans was elevated when the rather light-hitting Davis drove an Aroldis Chapman pitch just over the high left-field wall, and inside the foul pole , for a tying two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs. Though it would be the Cubs who prevailed to end their 108-year World Series drought, Cleveland fans will always have a fondness for Rajai's Fall Classic heroics. 24.
Mark Belhorn, Boston Red Sox, Game 1 (2004) There were many magical moments during the Red Sox's streak-busting run to the 2004 World Series title. However, Belhorn's eighth-inning tiebreaking, two-run homer off the mesh netting of Fenway Park's Pesky Pole in right field in Game 1 versus St. Louis tends to be forgotten by fans outside Boston.
And, Cardinals fans certainly do not need to be reminded. The home run proved to be the difference in a wild 11-9 Boston victory, and made Bellhorn another in a long line of World Series heroes in major-league history . 23.
Scott Brosius, New York Yankees, Game 5 (2001) Speaking of unlikely World Se.