Other Leagues
| Year | Batter | Event | Date and Site | Pitcher | Situation | Final score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Rich Cominski, Morrisville, Pennsylvania | Little League World Series | August 26, Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Tommy Trotman, Merchantville, New Jersey | 3–3, 7th Leadoff |
4–3 | Cominski leads off the 7th inning of the title game with a home run after the teams are tied following 6 regulation innings. Both batter and pitcher are regular catchers playing out of position—Cominski in right field due to an injured thumb, and Trotman due to the starter reaching the series limit for pitchers' innings. Cy Young threw out the first pitch of the tournament, two months before his death at age 88. |
| 1996 | Warren Morris, LSU | College World Series | June 8, Rosenblatt Stadium | Robbie Morrison, Miami | 7–8, 9th 1 on, 2 out |
9–8 | Morris hits a two-out, two-run game-winning home run on the last pitch in the championship game, giving the LSU Tigers their 3rd CWS title; this is the only time the CWS has ended with a home run. It was also Morris' first and only home run of the season. |
| 2005 | Michael Memea, Ewa Beach, Hawaii | Little League World Series | August 28, Lamade Stadium | Christopher Garia, Willemstad, Curaçao | 6–6, 7th Leadoff |
7–6 | Memea hits a game winning solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the championship game, giving Hawaii the title over the defending champions from Curaçao. Hawaii had only been put into position for the dramatic extra-inning win with a furious three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth. |
| 2007 | Deion Rosalia, Willemstad, Curaçao | Little League World Series | August 23, Volunteer Stadium | Reinaldo Amaro, Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1–2, 7th 2 on, 2 out |
4–2 | In a semifinal of the International bracket, the Curaçao and Venezuela teams were tied 1–1 at the end of the regulation 6 innings. Venezuela's Bryan Charry led off the top of the seventh with a solo homer, staking them to a 2–1 lead. Curaçao had no one on with two out in their half of the seventh, but a single and walk set the table for Rosalia, who was down to his last strike before hitting his game-ending shot. |
| 2007 | Ryo Kanekubo, Tokyo, Japan | Little League World Series | August 25, Lamade Stadium | Rudson Pietersz, Willemstad, Curaçao | 3–4, 6th 3 on, 1 out |
7–4 | Two days later, in the championship game of the international bracket, Curaçao becomes the victim of a game winning shot. They take a 4–3 lead into the bottom of the sixth, but the Japan team responds by loading the bases for Kanekubo's shot, sending them to the title game the next day. |
| 2007 | Dalton Carriker, Warner Robins, Georgia | Little League World Series | August 26, Lamade Stadium | Junsho Kiuchi, Tokyo, Japan | 2–2, 8th Leadoff |
3–2 | This time, the Japan team becomes a game winning victim as Carriker hits a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving the state of Georgia its second straight title and the U.S. a third straight title. |
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