walk-off hit
Instant victory swing
A walk-off hit is a hit that ends a baseball game by driving in the winning run for the home team in their final at-bat.
The term comes from the losing team walking off the field immediately after the play: He delivered a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth.
Walk-off can modify other game-ending plays—walk-off home run, walk-off single, walk-off grand slam.
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- grand slamWinning every trick
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- bottom of the ninthFinal half-inning possible
- game-winnerScore that secures victory
winning run · dugout · celebration · dog pile · mob · bases loaded · heroic · dramatic · swing · crack · roar · pennant · World Series · overtime · buzzer-beater · rally · comeback · standing ovation
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- clutch playsbuzzer beater, game winner, hail mary, last-second shot, game-winner
- walk-offs
- MLB PlayoffsALCS, NLCS, NLDS, World Series, wild card