Top five moments of Shane Victorino’s Phillies career
By John Town
No. 4: Walk-off on Victorino bobblehead day
With Aaron Rowand manning center field in 2007, Shane Victorino spent the year playing right field. He still made a positive impact that year, posting a .770 OPS with 37 stolen bases in 131 games. He hit 12 home runs that year, but the one on June 3 that year was the most memorable.
Victorino was rather quiet during that game, going hitless in his first four at-bats. The game was a slugfest with the Phillies leading 8-7 heading into the ninth inning. Antonio Alfonseca blew the save opportunity, allowing the Giants to tie the game 8-8.
Jimmy Rollins struck out to lead off the bottom of the ninth, putting Victorino up to bat with one out and no one on. He drew a 1-0 count then lined a ball the opposite way to the left field corner, securing the walk-off win.
What made the moment even more special was that it happened on Victorino’s own bobblehead day. As the late, great Harry Kalas said, “You couldn’t have scripted it any better.”