Dodgers Fans Share Favorite Vin Scully Moments From the Obscure to Historic

Kirk Gibson's improbable home run. Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter in 2014. Hank Aaron's home run to break Babe Ruth's decades-old record in 1974.

Those are just some of the significant moments forever documented in sports history by the great Vin Scully, the Dodgers poet laureate for 67 seasons. The beloved storyteller who always seemed to find the right words to capture a moment died Tuesday at his Southern California home.

But it wasn't just Scully's ability to describe the moments that everyone would remember that earned him so much adoration. He connected with listeners in a personal way, turning relatively obscure moments into something that a person could cherish and hold onto for a lifetime.

We'd like to hear your favorite memories of the broadcast legend. You can share them below and read what others remember about Vin Scully.

Here are some fan submissions we received.

'Aren't We All a Little Day to Day?'

He gave an update on Dodger injuries and then finished by saying, “Aren’t we all a little day to day?”

--David Quezada III

During a game he mentioned a player was on the day to day list "as we all are."

--Dennis Hurwitz

Vin Scully's Voice and the Transistor Radio

His voice echoing through the stands at Dodger Stadium from transistor radios. The fans needing his description of what they are seeing. I don't think that happened in a lot of stadiums.

--PaPa Maxey

My father used to listen to the Dodger games on Sunday on the transistor radio he had when I was growing up. I didn't understand baseball, but Vin Scully's voice was so incredibly soothing to me I was just drawn in!! When he advertised Farmer John meats that was even great! So,I literally grew up listening to Vin Scully starting at about 5 years old. He was one of the best parts of my childhood in Los Angeles.

Dodgers Games at the LA Memorial Coliseum

I remember going to my first Dodger game at the Coliseum with with Grandpa and Dad. Etched in my memory is seeing Frank Howard on 1st base, seeing the sea of white button down shits with skinny ties, smelling unfiltered cigarette smoke in the air and listening to Vinny on my transistor radio. Truly a blessing and something I hope never to forget! -

-Respectfully submitted Joe S.

Kirk Gibson's Home Run

When he called Kirk Gibson's monumental home run in the 1988 World Series.

Hearing Vin Scully's Voice in the Car

Hearing his voice in the car as a child! Growing up in SoCal hearing Mr. Scully let me know the Dodgers we’re playing in the ballpark next to the Orange 76 ball!

--Teresa Sendelbach

'And, Manny is Gone!'

Back back back to the walllll….and it's gone….annnnddd Manny is gone..a game I attended at Dodger stadium. Manny came out to pinch hit. Bottom of the ninth. Hit a two run walk off HR. And didn't stop. Just went back into the clubhouse.

--Dee Hick

Listening to the Game With Dad

My favorite Vin Scully moment was summer nights while my dad and the rest of us sat on the porch listening to Mr. Scully call the Dodger games. Best moments with my Pop.

--Gloria Marie Cisneros

Vin Scully the Storyteller

Every game ..coming back from commercial and he’d give a two minute story and then say, "Let’s go back to this one." Best thing is he let the moment breath, let the excitement permeate and then speak.

--Ron Davis

When Ron Cey Liked What He Saw

I always loved how he researched the life stories of the players and told those stories while he called the game. But one relatively obscure call he made still sticks with me. Ron Cey was at bat and the count was 3-0. Vin said, “You can bet he’s going to swing if he likes the location.” Sure enough, Cey hit the next pitch out of the park. After his iconic HR call, Vin said, “He liked the location all right. That ball is now ‘located’ in the bleachers.”

--Ed Bielecki

October 1988

Growing up, we had one TV in the house: Whatever dad wanted to watch, we had to watch. Sunday was dedicated to watching Rams football with the my dad; and I became a huge hockey fan at the age of 13. At the time, baseball never really had the action that hockey did. Until I decided to watch a Dodgers game on October 15, 1988: That game had the emotion of what hockey gave me. And it was really the first time I appreciated the impact that a legendary sport caster would have on a sport. Listening to that infamous call by Vin still brings tears to my eyes. Our city has been truly blessed with the best in the business: Vin Scully, Chick Hearn and Bob Miller.

--Valerie Lefranc Lee

Ocean Waves, Sand and the Sounds of Vin Scully

Walking down the beach (any beach, but we usually went to Malibu or Zuma) on Sundays and hearing Vin's voice on every transistor radio! You could walk a mile and never miss a moment - every radio was tuned to Vin and the Dodgers!

--Tom Kniest

Scenes From the Summer of 62

It was the summer of 1962, my dad was a Dodger fan. It was so hot that my dad brought the lounge chair into the house, had his swim trunks on, and a beer in one hand, and fan cooling on high speed, but I’ll never forget the voice coming from the radio calling out the baseball game. Vin Scully seemed to make the whole image make perfect sense. (I was 8 years old). RIP Mr. Scully your voice lives on in all of us.

--Cynthia Nesmith

Only Puig Knows

There are so many no way to count - I think the one that made laugh the most was when he said, "Only Puig knows why he ran to second," as Puig was tagged out.

--John Wogomon

Vin Scully, Dodgers Poet Laureate

In 1988 when commenting on Orel Hershiser closing in on Don Drysdale’s 1968 consecutive scoreless innings record he juxtaposed the two events by quoting playwright Eugene O’Neill: “There is no present and there is no future. There is only the past, happening over and over, now.”

--Brian Gillespie