MLB's 20 Greatest Games - Season 1

First aired: 4/5/2012 20 episodes
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Episodes

1. #20: May 17, 1979 - Phillies vs. Cubs

Aired: 4/5/2012

No. 20: Phillies at Cubs, May 17, 1979. The Phillies defeated the Cubs by a score of 23–22.

2. #19: 2003 NLDS Game 4 - Giants vs Marlins

Aired: 6/4/2012

No. 19: Giants at Marlins, October 4, 2003

3. #18: 1980 NLCS Game 5 - Phillies vs Astros

Aired: 6/13/2012

No. 18: Phillies at Astros, October 12, 1980

4. #17: 2004 ALCS Game 4 - Yankees vs Red Sox

Aired: 6/19/2012

No. 17: Yankees at Red Sox, October 17, 2004. The Yankee collapse in the 2004 ALCS begins.

5. #16: 2009 AL Tiebreaker - Tigers vs Twins

Aired: 6/26/2012

No. 16: Tigers at Twins, October 6, 2009

6. #15: 1995 ALDS Game 5 - Yankees vs Mariners

Aired: 6/30/2012

No. 15: Yankees at Mariners, October 8, 1995 “The Double” – Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. scores from first base on fellow Hall-of-Famer Edgar Martinez’s double in the bottom of the 11th inning that clinched the series for Seattle.

7. #14: 1993 World Series Game 6 - Phillies vs Blue Jays

Aired: 7/6/2012

No. 14: Phillies at Blue Jays, October 23, 1993

8. #13: 1997 World Series Game 7 - Indians vs Marlins

Aired: 7/15/2012

No. 13: Indians at Marlins, October 26, 1997

9. #12: 2001 World Series Game 4 - Diamondbacks vs Yankees

Aired: 7/18/2012

No. 12: Diamondbacks at Yankees, October 31, 2001

10. #11: 1978 AL Tiebreaker - Yankees vs Red Sox

Aired: 7/28/2012

No. 11: Yankees at Red Sox, October 2, 1978

11. #10: 1988 World Series Game 1 - Athletics vs Dodgers

Aired: 8/4/2012

No. 10: Athletics at Dodgers, October 15, 1988 Kirk Gibson creates one of MLB’s most legendary moments as his pinch-hit walk-off home run gives the Dodgers a Game 1 victory.

12. #9: 2001 World Series Game 7 - Yankees vs Diamondbacks

Aired: 8/14/2012

No. 9: Yankees at Diamondbacks, November 4, 2001

13. #8: 1986 ALCS Game 5 - Red Sox vs Angels

Aired: 8/17/2012

No. 8: Red Sox at Angels, October 12, 1986

14. #7: 2003 NLCS Game 6 - Marlins vs Cubs

Aired: 8/24/2012

No. 7: Marlins at Cubs, October 14, 2003: "The Bartman Game."

15. #6: 2003 ALCS Game 7 - Red Sox vs Yankees

Aired: 8/31/2012

No. 6: Red Sox at Yankees, October 16, 2003: Aaron Boone’s 11th inning walk-off home run sends the Yankees to the World Series while eliminating their rival Red Sox.

16. #5: 1986 NLCS Game 6 - Mets vs Astros

Aired: 9/14/2012

No. 5: Mets at Astros, October 15, 1986

17. #4: 1992 NLCS Game 7 - Pirates vs Braves

Aired: 9/23/2012

No. 4: Pirates at Braves, October 14, 1992

18. #3: 1986 World Series Game 6 - Red Sox vs Mets

Aired: 9/30/2012

No. 3: Red Sox at Mets, October 25, 1986. Guests Mookie Wilson, Bob Ojeda, and Bill Buckner recount Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, which ended in an improbable tenth-inning rally punctuated by the most famous fielding error of the last 100 years.

19. #2: 1991 World Series Game 7 - Braves vs Twins

Aired: 10/4/2012

The 2nd best game in MLB history based on votes from an expert panel and MLB Network viewers.

20. #1: 1975 World Series Game 6 - Reds vs Red Sox

Aired: 10/17/2012

No. 1: Reds at Red Sox, October 21, 1975