Dodger Stadium: Top 10 moments On the eve of the home opener that marks the start of Dodger Stadium's 50th-anniversary season, The Times selects the 10 most memorable moments in the history of one of America's great ballparks. Gibson's home run The most dramatic moment in the history of the ballpark might also be the most memorable moment in Los Angeles sports history. The Dodgers were down to their final out, trailing the heavily favored Oakland Athletics by a run in Game 1 of the World Series, when manager Tom Lasorda summoned a sick and injured Kirk Gibson to face American League saves leader Dennis Eckersley. Gibson had injuries to both legs and was bothered by a stomach virus, but he hobbled to the plate after Mike Davis had worked a two-out walk. After falling behind 0-2, Gibson worked the count full. Then, remembering scout Mel Didier's observation that Eckersley liked to throw backdoor sliders to left-handed hitters in such situations, Gibson muscled a 3-2 pitch into the right-field pavilion. As Gibson limped around the bases, pumping his fist, Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully famously said, "In the year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." The Dodgers won the game, 5-4, and the series, 4-1. It was Gibson's only at-bat in the Series. The Dodgers haven't won a World Series since. Koufax's perfect game Sandy Koufax hadn't won a game in three weeks when he went out and threw the only perfect game in Dodgers history. Through seven innings, neither the Dodgers nor Chicago Cubs had a hit as Koufax was locked in a duel with Bob Hendley, who had only recently been promoted from the minor leagues. The only run of the game was unearned, scored by the Dodgers in the fifth inning after Lou Johnson drew a walk and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Ron Fairly. Johnson stole third, which resulted in an errant throw by Cubs catcher Chris Krug that allowed Johnson to score. Koufax struck out 14 and finished the game with a flourish, striking out the last six batters he faced. Harvey Kuenn, who made the final out in Koufax's 1963 no-hitter, made the final out. There were only two baserunners in the game - still a record. Koufax's performance was voted the greatest pitched game of all time in a 1995 poll of members of the Society for American Baseball Research. It was his fourth no-hitter, breaking Bob Feller's previous record of three. Fernandomania begins