Tom Hamilton's radio call of Rajai Davis' World Series Homerun 2016
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Indians' radio announcer Tom Hamilton calls arguably the biggest home run of his career. Rajai Davis at bat in the 8th inning of game seven of the World Series, ties the game with one swing of the bat off fireballer Aroldis Chapman's 101-mph fastball. A moment Cleveland fans will always remember where they were when that ball landed.
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We win that game, there is a statute of Rajai in the left field deck
There should still be one that HR was epic.
Still a great emotional HR !
@@bigreese9259 loser
No doubt. That's one of those moments in sports that, on its own, is magical, but minus the eventual WS win (which had nothing to do with the play itself), it lacks that immortality type of magic. For me, being a Lakers fan, Derek Fisher's .4 shot against the Spurs is that same sort of play as they went on to lose in the Finals.
You played for the Indians?
Tom's call is classic because he allowed the crowd reaction to be dominant. Then he filled in the details. Others would have continued yelling, but Tom let the fans at Progressive Field do the work.
That's what the great ones do.
It's the common thing you hear from them in interviews
Notices that too. It was perfect. Let us take in the moment and then booms back in with the legendary voice
He’s the best!
I wrote a short paper on this for a broadcast journalism class. This is just an aesthetically perfect moment of baseball. The tension, the shots to the nervous fans of both teams, living and dying with every pitch. Tom Hamilton's call, the stakes, the deafening reaction of the crowd. The ball hits the damn camera lens. It just doesn't get better than this. And whoever produced the broadcast deserves an Emmy, it is truly a masterclass in live-producing a baseball game.
Even though the Indians ultimately lost, this was still the iconic moment of the whole series. What a moment that was ill never forget where I was when I watched it, as a totally neutral observer in this series. Just an amazing series, period.
Cameron Hirtle cubs were the better team that year still a hell of an effort for us to fight till the end our time will come soon i believe #GoTribe #RallyTogether
@@OverdrivenKatana No they weren’t. Give the Tribe a single start in that series from either Danny Salazar or Carlos Carrasco and they take the whole damn thing
@@tael.9127 i agree there
I'm a cubs fan, and even I felt vicarious pride at that shot. This series was historic no matter who won, and I'm so happy both teams played with 100% heart (and no garbage cans lol). ❤
Wasn't it weird that game was called off for "rain" but earlier in the season they played a game in the snow?! That totally took momentum from the Tribe. MLB had a hard on for the Cubs to win that year. I love my Tribe.
As a Cubs fan, this still gives me anxiety. Looking back on it now this is probably one of the best baseball games ever played. The Indians were definitely a worthy opponent and they did not give up. Great series, great game, and two great teams.
Hard to compete with game 6 WS of the Rangers and Cardinals. Still an amazing game though
Greatest series I've seen. I grew up with my dad as a cleveland homer and I will always stay true. Jose Mesa did his job, but the year I was born still hurts. I grew up loving jim thome especially, I have a signed batting practice ball from him. Kenny Lofton, the great comeback, who can forget Omar vizquel. Robby Alomar and of course sandy. Championships are the goal, and LeBron brought that to cleveland recently. As a better aside, Ichiro should always be someone we love in the US. IDC about the year they lost to cleveland, he was Pete rose but better. (I love and respect Pete and think he should be in the hall but ichiro reinvented the single). As much as the large markets are worths, the players are the entertainment. I hate KD for the move to Golden state, but I will never disrespect his talent. Again, 24 year old cleveland homer here, but I love all the games
@blakemayo2898 that was a great few drama moments that wasn't a classic game cause the Cardinals made so many careless mistakes & were good enough to comeback but the entire game & series wasn't really a classic.
Classic WS this one, 2001, 1975 & 1991. Those are classics.
Among the games I saw, it was this and the game 6 of the World Series in 2011. Cannot make a distinction of which one is better.
Two battles in which the teams were throwing haymakers against each other, wide open games, something to keep any fan out of the chair or couch.
I loved the playful competition of cubs and Indians. It was a fun series with not much brutal competition. A few fights broke out, but we all knew deep down both great lake cities were desperate for a championship and have been in a drought so long. Cubs needed it just a bit more though unfortunately. It was bittersweet watching the cubs run on the feild and celebrate, but i ultimately felt happy for them knowing they broke that 108 year streak of loosing.
Almost a year later and I still can't watch this without crying, best cleveland sports moment in my lifetime!
That’s false considering Lebron literally brought y’all a title that the city and ownership didn’t even deserve
@@chase7624 The NBA is a joke
Has that changed? 🤣
I think this is now the 2nd best..
Yea? How did that game end up for you?
I was at a bar across the street from the field when this happened. You could literally feel the electricity in the air. My favorite sports memory ever. Magical.
this still gives me chills. almost hard to watch because of what ultimately happened, but I've never heard progressive field like this, you felt the ground shake. I can only imagine how crazy it'll be when we win it all.
This is the year
Well put
Dihydrogen Monoxide xD
rip
imfromclevelanddude like it was in the 90s great experience of you were there.
the amount of tears that came out of me when this happened could've filled up lake Erie thrice
Kyle Paul same man
man....... if i could bottle up the feeling i had at that moment, and sell it online? i'd be a billionaire..... it was a high i'd not felt in my life. and for a very very short time, i really thought like we were going to win.... sigh. still, that's the single greatest moment to ever happen at the jake...
Joey Clemenza your gonna get yours this year have a gut feeling your gonna get some bullpen help the rest of the Indians championship good.
Blew a 3-1 lead
I still can't watch it without choking up over the moment and feelings I felt then and over what could of and should of been that year.
This is BY FAR my favorite moment as a Cleveland sports fan (not a Browns fan, however). And that's saying something considering the Cavs won the Championship earlier in the year AND I flew up from Florida for the parade. That was awesome to see all those people gathered in celebration, but nothing made me lose my mind like THIS. Not Zeke's 85 yard TD run, not the clock hitting triple zeroes in Game 7 vs. GS, not Lebron coming home...this was something special and I can't explain why it was MORE special.
As a Cub's fan, this was the most incredible and devastating moments in sports history I have seen. Some of the experts are projecting another Indian's appearance for this year's WS and I will absolutely root for them. If the Cubs are not representing the NL of course.
Justin Houston i drove up from columbus georgia for the parade!
Justin Houston really? The cavs won though! It was a great moment, but mostly erased by the loss.
jtors5 I know, BUT....it's just different with the Indians for me. I can't explain it. I don't know why. I LOVE my Buckeyes. I LOVE my Cavs and the Championship was... INCREDIBLE! But I can't say that any of those moments made me feel like this homerun did. To this a day I don't know why. I was running back and forth beside my pool.screming "Oh My GOD! Oh my God!" My sister was on her knees with tear streaming down her face saying same thing...i KNEW we were gonna win it. But we didn't and it was still a great moment.
Justin Houston I just wished we won the game. We were sooooo close
I'm an Indians fan and game 7 was hard to watch . I watch this home run almost every day .
I was pissed the whole game, didn't say a word after the 2nd inning until he hit this.... Unbelievable. I ran around the house screaming for about 5 minutes lol
How sad
I cried myself to sleep when the Cubs were up 5-1
if one asks how to define a baseball classic today, say the following: it usually takes the MLB years to post a full game on their YT. This was posted in it's entirety the day after the game
My god the timing of Hamilton’s call, noting the years of each team right before the crack of the bat is phenomenal!!!
His call here is magnifique!🤌 one of the best!
One of the most famous Home Runs ever in World Series history for a player on the losing team.
That was almost 7 years ago? Man time flies (still haven't seen my Brewers in a World Series). If Cleveland wins that game, Rajai has a statue outside Progressive Field.
That was a great World Series. I'm not even a Cubs or Indians fan but I think that was the most exciting Series I've ever seen!
Never should have had that much excitement...should have wrapped in 5 or 6 games..
I lived in Elyria Ohio from 1996 to 2001. Even though I'm back in my home state of Wisconsin I still try to listen to the Tribe on the radio when I can. Hamilton is awesome on the radio. Thank God for AM broadcasts.
Cubs fan, I was outside Wrigley when this happened, my goddamn heart stopped. Hell of a game, guys! Hope you can break your drought soon as well.
get off thisw page and stay away Indians fan
+zero fivr Make us. Awww, boo hoo, you can't.
I am actually reporting Cubs fans for harassment on this comment section, but this...this can stay.
@@zerofivr4949 Delete your fucking account.
@@zerofivr4949 what you still a salty cleveland baseball team fan GO CUBS GO
2.5 years later and I still get chills just even thinking about this moment!
i'll never watch it and NOT feel something.
I was there, and let me tell you, I have never heard progressive field that loud and electric in all my years of attending tribe games. That moment will forever live in Cleveland sports history, and Hammy will one day be a hall of fame announcer! 2017, the year of the Tribe!! Our turn now!!!
fan4life34 The Astros
fan4life34 I live in Brooklyn Ohio. I swear I could hear it in my apartment.
Tyler Nersinger what about them?
PDC1987 they are going to win the world series
fan4life34, dude, I've been to big sporting events all over the country and that was the loudest, craziest frenzy I've ever seen at any stadium anywhere! As a Cub fan I was crushed at the moment but I was also so caught up in the moment that I felt incredibly blessed just to be in the stadium.
A moment that will never be forgotten. "Where were you when...."
Visiting my friend Maggie in Sebastian Florida!
Sitting downstairs, watching it with my dad while I was battling stage 4 cancer. When he hit that, I was so excited/pumped up that I almost hyperventilated (It did provide a good laugh with my doctor when I saw her later that week before one of my treatments) :p
In the parking lot of my apartment complex. We had the game on at work. I drove home listening to the game. I was not going to shut off the car until the end of that half of the inning. Davis hit the homer and I was celebrating along with breathing a sigh of relief that the game was again tied.
E Sugar Watching at home with my mother and best buddy, I was pacing and he hit it and the whole neighborhood just erupted
DASCO2136 beat that cancer! We need your support for this year's playoff run OK!!! Roll tribe!!
Every time I see someone in a cubs hat, I have about a 30 second conversation minimum about how that was the best world series of all time and I'm not even mad we lost. Disappointed yes, but so proud
I will never forget this. Ever.
Big Christmas sent me here again...
Still amazes me. The range of emotions from this moment was incredible. Thank you Indians!
Brings a tear to my eye...we just couldn’t finish😔
I can still watch this and be happy even though the Indians lost. That's how epic this was.
I love Tom Hamilton... I think the Indians (Screw the Guardians) are going to take it this year... GO TRIBE!!!!!!!!!
The moment every Clevelander remembers. Where we were and what we were doing. I was on a bus full of people and someone was playing the audio on their phone and when this happened we all lost it and went crazy.
Smallest guy in the stadium hits a bullet home run while choking up on the bat. Nice hitting.
Watching this in 2021 and still getting chills!! Tom Hamilton is the GOAT
Still rewatch this so many times. Damn shame we didnt win that series! easily we could of won it! This be our year hopefully! 2022 World Series Champs!
Just need to beat the Yankees 1 more game! As long as they don't hit home runs, we got this.
You can tell how loud the stadium was based on how much the mics dropping in volume, as many microphones will intentionally decrease the volume in order to not blow out the speaker system. What a great moment in Cleveland
this game had a very unique atmosphere. It had a final four feeling
This game was absolutely insane. Imo, the greatest World Series game of the 2010s.
If only there was 1 more man on base. If only...
Or if Kipnis would have had more muscle in his 9th inning drive
@@vladram9084 that’s the moment I always go back to
If only that home run hit by David Ross was a pop up
Exactly...not enough runners..
the home run woukd been 3 run homer if a indian runn been little faster to second be call safe. he was out
Women cried watching the Titanic Movie Men cried watching this
Well said Lol
Both cities lol
I did and I am a lifelong Giants fan
i wept i wept
Very true.
When tom Hamilton retires, Cleveland should have a ceremony making him an honorary Indian
Greatest World Series ever.....maybe.....Tom Hamilton best Radio announcer ever....I think so. Top 3 for sure.
Gotta be one of the greatest world series ever!! The drought for both teams, cubs come back from 3 - 1 down and a game 7 that goes extra innings.
I can watch This over and over again !! Between The call and The Home run Always get goose Bumps ! Freaking Epic !!!
Ellis I love hearing you on Tony Rizzo lol, small world!
Cleveland till the casket drops!
This is still one of the best World Series of all time. As a Cleveland sports fan (Very much NOT a Browns fan, that franchise is just a walking zombie) 2016 will still be remembered as one of the best years of all time. And as Tom Hamilton stated, this was a classic. Never have I've seen a competitive series in my entire life and I can appreciate the Cubs for breaking the century-long curse.
Man, coming back and watching this clip is always so exciting. It means a lot to me (as a Royals fan, as somebody rooting against the Cubs, and as somebody with familial ties to the Indians), and I know it means a lot to Indians fans and the city of Cleveland. The joy and excitement of this call is insane and is definitely something I’ll remember forever.
This will forever be my favorite call ever. Even though they didn't end up winning I'll never forget the feeling and the chills I still get listening to it.
Joe did not look happy !
If it weren't for the rain delay, the Indians would have won.
All they had to do was walk off against an exhausted Chapman in the 9th. The top of their order couldn't get it done. THEN the rain delay happened.
💯 fact
Truth
No way to prove that.. but they did have momentum
Hard agree.
Tom Hamilton on sports talk 850 Cle right now reminiscing of this moment as one of his favorite calls. He’s a legend. Amazing memories growing up in the 90s and after listening to Tom. Thank you sir 🙏.
“A swing and a drive, wayyyyyy back, gone!!”
Hammy is the best of all time! I’ve been listening to Tom Hamilton call games since the early 90s. Just amazing!
Breaks my heart everytime I watch this
Thank you, Rajai..... we’ll never forget your name.
This was a fantastic moment to be alive
Anyone still watching this even two years later?
Try over 4 years later
Reminds me of the feeling I had when Brian Brennan caught the touchdown from Bernie Kosar in the 1986 AFC Championship game.
i'm a grown ass man and i cried when this happened
So bittersweet.
As a cubs fan I can watch this and feel okay knowing the eventually outcome
The weather off of Lake Erie that night is now more hated than the Steelers and Michigan. Because that is what saved the Cubs.
as a cubs fan, this is the most heartstopping moment of all time for me. I actually thought it was over at this moment. Obviously it ended in our favor but still an absolute awesome moment.
Tribe fan here. I was on the plaza outside the gate where this landed. We were losing our minds with joy, and I saw the pain in cub fans around me with their face pale. I thought this was our year for SURE!! Great series all the way.
Goosebumps
Mark my word- Tom Hamilton will be inducted in the Hall of Fame as one of the best Radio Announcers All Time!
I live in San Antonio Texas but my parents lived in Ohio growing up so I was raised a die hard Cleveland Sports fan. I find myself watching this video every now and then just for the pure emotion and joy it brings out of the crowd and the city as a whole. Not many people say this, but because of my childhood vacations to Ohio and because of the magic of this world series run, I hope one day I can move to North East, Ohio and be a part of this city. God willing the Indians will still have special teams to root for when I get there!
Right next to Josh Hamilton, the greatest homerun that didn't matter
I'm not getting misty-eyed watching this late at night after a heartbreaking elimination. You're getting misty-eyed watching this late at night after a heartbreaking elimination.
Didn't know till I looked it up at wikipedia, but Rajai Davis started his MLB career with the Pirates, and I generally know their comings and goings.
Lived an hour south of Cleveland my entire life. Never really been an Indians fan, but I must acknowledge Tom’s amazing commentating voice
I watch this at least once a week.
Never has there been anyone like Hammie and there never will be after him! Been listening to him for too many yrs to count!! 🥰
I’m not sure “you should see...” is the best radio description of a scene LOL
I remember listening to this on the radio cuz I couldn't take the stress off watching it on tv. I burst out sobbing when the Hamilton called this cuz I couldn't believe it. So heartbreaking that we lost in the end but this HR is what I remember most about that game
Dude that Raja Davis clip was the best one on here! Can't beat the game of baseball, it's the greatest game EVER invented
I know this sounds crazy, but there was more energy downtown for the Tribe during the World Series then for the Cavs during the finals, just stating a Fact! It became a Tribetown once again, like the 90's!!
To be fair, that surge of sports energy in Cleveland was BECAUSE the Cavs had just won the Finals, not because Cleveland is more of a Tribe town than a Cavs town (these days). Before the Cavs completed the greatest comeback in sports history, EVERYONE in Cleveland expected yet another Championship disappointment since they were down 3-1 to a 73-win team, so the energy around Cleveland was less "excitement" and more "apprehension". Us Cleveland fans have known nothing but crushing disappointment for a LONG time, so that is what we expected yet again.
After the Cavs won, a very dark sports cloud was lifted, the Indians suddenly surged and made it to the World Series, and people were incredibly excited to have two unbelievably good sports teams at the same time for the first time in Cleveland sports history. Also, when you think about it the Indians were probably even more of the underdogs in the WS than the Cavs were in the Finals, making their success even more exciting because it was unexpected. The Warriors were one of the best teams ever assembled, but the Cavs did have one of the top 3 greatest players in NBA history. The Indians were missing their best hitter (Brantley) and their second AND third best starting pitchers, which is what ended up doing them in in the end. If this town REALLY loved the Indians like they did back in the 90's, home games wouldn't still be littered with empty seats, even AFTER decreasing the capacity of the stadium by 10,000.
Alex S The capacity was never decreased by 10,000, and we have had a ton of sellouts this year. Attendance is up big time.
thats because the indians were the unlikely heroes.... and it really was them against the world. we came so close to greatness....
Alex S 2.1 million in attendance in 2017 says that baseball is definitely back in the city of Cleveland, and our playoff games sold out in just minutes (37,000)per game with the extra seating added for postseason, still the disappointment of losing hurts as always. Good thing is, we have the core of this team around for the next 4 years, so we have to get a ring by then!
lol did you see 1.3 million fans walk thru downtown after the indians loss, jus saying
The last few world series have been classics.....
“IT IS....GONEEEEEEEE” Thanks for making my soul leave my body Tom!
See now when you repeat a silent letter like that it doesn't say 'gone', it says 'go knee!'. You want to repeat the actual letter he voiced, like so: 'IT IS....GOOOOONE'. If that looks too much like 'goo', you could write, 'IT IS....GAAAAAWN'. This has been a public service of The People Who Want People To Stop Repeating Silent Letters In Their Message Board Exclamations.
@@aboxofbroken8tracks983okay 😂
I liked the game against Boston the next year, Raj had literally just been traded to Boston a day or so earlier, and it was his very first game with that club that season, Boston sends him out to play the outfield late in the game, and he gets a standing O, and Jay Bruce steps out of the box for a moment so the ovation can continue.
I still believe that if there was no rain delay to stop the Indians’ momentum, they win the series that night.
Cleveland came so close to having 2 championships in 2016
was the best the indians have been since 1997
I’m a royals fan but I can not get enough of this guys voice! I love our guys too, but man his voice is awesome. And the emotion. Then he goes silent, let’s us take in the moment, and then with his booming voice he swoops back in. I just got emotional not gonna lie. Right after the silence and then he comes back in . Damn, that got me
So funny all the years later; But I just saw Rajai interviewed on the local channel today. And now your comment pops up. Could not agree more on how he handled the call. Hammy is a pro lol
@@cryptorant absolutely! That was awesome. I was going for Chicago all the way but I would love if cleveland gets one before he’s gone! I would really look forward to hearing that call. Rajai interview pretty good?
God what’d I do to see the Indians win it all
Fact!
My favorite Indians moment for me ... special
Just here again listening to my favorite call trying to get hyped for another season.
I’m a Cubs fan but I have to say what a play that was. I really thought that it was over after that hr. What a series that was
We lost.
This is still my greatest moment as a sports fan
Thank you Raja for a memory I will never forget. One of the best World Series ever
My team ultimately won the World Series, & believe me, my nails sunk in my seat seeing Rajai hit that 2 run homer. But I'm glad that you Cleveland fans enjoyed it.
Still makes me cry that they lost the series
67 year old all sports Cleve fan...that single moment the most electric cleve Fandom moment of all time..yes even more than Cavs GS...a clear #2
I am a Tigers fan and although I have a dislike for both of these teams I was cheering for the Indians in this series because of Rajai. Such a great dude and always has been super clutch,
I will NEVER forget this HR.
One of the best moments ever it’s up there with David freeze game tying triple
I like the Freeze triple better but I guess I'm a little biased.
Elliott Farris i like it more as well
Which is another reason some Cardinals fans should appreciate what they've had. As a Reds fan post Big Red Machine who was a little kid in 1990 I'm dying one day to see the Reds just win one World Series that I can really remember & follow. But some of these Cardinals fans I'm friends with their Cardinals won 2 rings 2006 & 2011 yet cause they've had a few bad seasons since by Cardinals standards they RIP their organization product & I want to tell them try experiencing losing for 15 years basically straight try suffering a heart breaking loss you will never get over like your Cardinals gave the Texas Rangers in Game 6, try getting your heart broke & just see what bad baseball is so you can see what other fans from other franchises have to watch. It just sickens me that some fans can't appreciate good when they have it.
Patrick Gray- I agree, the Rangers and their fans will be heartbroken for decades. They had it and we stole it. Your Reds on the other hand do have some good young players in their organization and definitely made the right move making Jim Riggleman manager. But the problem the Reds are going to have is they are in a small market and it's tough to spend and compete against all of the big market teams. That being said I'm not saying it can't happen, just will be more difficult.
@@elliottfarris6038 Yes it's very difficult not making excuses but when in your the quote small market you can't make a money mistake. The Yankees Red Sox Dodgers they make one it's like a write off of a bookie that doesn't get his debts. Where the Cardinals I classify them as a middle organization moves can hurt them but it won't totally destroy them. Take Dextor Fawler & Mike Leake dumb moves yet they still were around 80 wins .500. The small market clubs a mistake & a injury or 2 could make you lose 100 games. The system is a joke.
I will never forget where I was at during this, this is stamped so hard on my brain. Like someone else said favorite Cleveland Sports moment by far.
I still bawl my eyes out watching this video every time. I still chuckle like a little boy and rewatch it over and over and over again. Cleveland will fall into lake erie if the tribe wins a ship.
A few years later and we're changing the team name and Lindor is gone! Good Luck Dolan's....you'll need it trying to keep this team afloat!
Watching this gives me shivers.GO TRIBE
the clutches homerun in mlb history in my opinion
Oshawott647 -Pokemon Videos ever heard of Joe Carter's world series winning homer? this is one of the most clutch moments, but not the best by far
The clutchest in your short young life perhaps, little one.
Richard Glenn
The Blue Jays were in fact trailing before Carter's home run.
Mr. Woods wouldn't have mattered the 93 Jays were better then the 93 Phillies so if Carter didn't do it somebody else would have. Davis this here was unexpected.
I stayed up until the rain delay to watch this, all my family went to sleep. As soon as Rajai hit that home run, i lept out of my chair trying so hard not to scream. That took some serious restraint.
I had no dog in this fight, but I was rooting for CHI just because their drought was longer. however, as a Tigers fan, I couldn't help but cheer for Rajai. I hope CLE wins it soon.
Buddy and I nearly woke up my 5 day old daughter as we were yelling downstairs after witnessing this beauty
Still my favorite Home run I’ve ever seen
The happiest I’ve ever been during a baseball game.
I'm still mad about the rain delay immediately after that hit. It wasn't even raining.
They finished the 8th and played the whole 9th inning before the rain delay. And no, they didn't call a rain delay when it wasn't raining.
As a 1/2 Native American Cherokee, I can say with complete honesty that I very much miss Chief Wahoo. I never found him offensive. To me he was just a cartoon character, that's it.
I'm not from the US of A, but I swear to you: I'll never understand what this question really is about. There is a reality of prejudice against indigenous people in the US, in my homecountry of Brazil, and in many other places, we can't deny it. On the other hand, I don't see how any franchise with indigenous names contributes to the problem.
I'll put here the example of the Redskins: we all know the movies and stuff sells the image of the cowboy defeating the indian. Many actors of the old days built their careers around that (not telling that they are or were bad people). But doesn't the Redskins, through their rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, promote the good name and picture of indigenous people wherever they may be, especially when they're winning? Some people might think that George Preston Marshall is still alive. He was a bad icon, but we should look to the good ones in history, like Jack Kent Cooke and, among the fans, the late Chief Zee.
It sounds like some idiots carrying cancel culture in their skins won the battle. Thx God here they were forced to look themselves in the mirror after this year's events in our season of the Big Brother
Damn that was such a great series.
Nothing else makes me so happy and so sad at the same time
Very similar to the first major league movie when Cerrano hits the homer at the end actually very erie lol
With hamiltons call !!!