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In any postseason that a series came down to one last game, I would sim until the 9th inning. Here are the only walk-off hits in postseason history:
1874 WS - Tommy Beals hit a walk off double to help the Baltimore Canaries beat the Brooklyn Atlantics 4 games to 3 after being down 3 games to 0.
1923 WS - Ray Grimes hit a walk off single to give the Brooklyn Robins the championship over the St. Louis Browns.
1931 WS - The 31 World Series saw Ben Chapman hit a walk off home run to lead the New York Giants over the New York Yankees.
Then we had to wait a while...
1973 NLDS - Andy Etchebarren hit a walk off home run to lead the Pirates over the Astros. Pittsburgh would go on to beat Detroit in the World Series.
1994 - This isn't a walk off but I have it written down on my walk off paper. In the first year of the Wildcard the Braves won the NL East with a 77-85 record. They went on to the World Series but lost to the Red Sox 4 games to 2.
1995 NLDS - Damian Easley hit a walk off 2-run home run as the Giants beat the Braves.
1996 ALCS - Walk off 3-run home run by Larry Walker as Texas beat Boston. They lost the World Series in six to Houston.
1997 NL West 1 game playoff - Mario Valdez hit a walk off sacrifice fly to send the Dodgers to the playoffs after beating the Giants
1997 NLDS - Chad Fonville hit a walk off single to lead the AStros over the Braves.
1997 NLCS - Again, not a walk off. But Pedro Martinez threw a 2-hit complete game with 13 strikeouts to lead the Reds over the Astros in game 7.
2003 NLCS - Ron Coomer hit a walk off single to lead the Pirates over their Pennsylvania rivals Philadelphia. The Pirates went on to win the world series. Albert Pujols hit 9 home runs in that postseason.
2005 ALDS - Endy Chavez hit a walk off double with 2 outs to lead the Rays over the White Sox. The Rays went on to win the World Series.
2010 ALDS - Jarrod Dyson hit a walk off home run to put the White Sox over the Red Sox.
2010 NLCS - Chris Young hit a walk-off home run as the Mets beat the Giants. The Mets won the World Series.
Attached are images of players with postseason heroics.
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