walk-off

[Tom Dalzell]

Paul Dickson has cites in 1994 and 1995 for the term and variations on
the term.  He writes that the term was coined by Dennis Eckersley, who
gave up one of the most famous walk-off home runs in the history of the
game.

Tom Dalzell

Greg Pulliam wrote:

> Major league radio broadcasters have lately been using the term
> "walk-off" to describe a home run that immediately wins and ends a
> game.  I've heard it used as both a noun ("That's a walk-off.") and
> as an attributive ("Mark McGwire wins it with a walk-off homer in the
> 10th.").
>
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> Greg
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