last page is in Derek's hands.
Meek deals base hit to right
field.
Here comes Richardson.
Here's the throw for Maris
Richardson is safe.
Derek Jeter ends his foot with a
walk off single Eric Jeter where
fantasy becomes reality any
doubt.
And now Derek Jeter says
goodbye.
How's this for drama?
Just perfection, tears and
cheers.
That gentleman didn't think he
was gonna get emotional when he
saw Andy Pettitte and Derek
Jeter come to get him,
Everything came to the surface
camp.
He's saved more games from
Pettitte than any of them.
Any other pitcher I know this.
He's going to be one tough act
to follow.
Standing ovation.
It will grow as Ripkin bats here
in the third, the man of 1000
stances leads off rips one
homers in his final all star
game.
What did you say, joe?
Goodbye.
What a goodbye.
Hopefully we can have a lot of
fun tonight.
Uh Go out with a bang in Kansas
City, go out with a bang in
Texas and come home and spend
the rest of my life in Kansas
City.
Thank you all so much, George
Brett's final words to the fans
here at a sold out Kauffman
stadium tonight.
Of course, they'll do this all
again.
Next May when they retire
George's numbers, his teammates
giving him a pair of wave
runners and a salute out on the
field.
Ted Williams by thousands of
fans in Boston.
Come to pay tribute to the great
slugger who previously had
announced his retirement from
baseball at the end of the
season.
His final major league
appearance at bat against
Baltimore in the eighth inning
of the Red Sox final home game.
A long drive to center field
going going.
It is 450 ft home run is 521st,
third highest total in the major
leagues of all time.
A fitting finish to a fabulous
batting career that includes six
American League batting titles.
A lifetime average of 345.
And the last major leaguer ever
hit over 400 in a single season.
Today, the babe wears his old
uniform for the last time.
His famous number three will
never be worn by another Yankee
player but will go to America's
baseball shrine at Cooperstown,
New York.
President, Ed Barrows speaks for
the world champions, Then stands
in awe as Garrick visibly too
moved to speak.
Summons the strength for his
brief but stirring valedictory,
the throng seemingly aware of
some dramatic climax.
T manager Joe mccarthy present a
silver trophy, a token of esteem
from Gary's own teammates after
which the Iron Force has
prevailed upon to step to the
microphones for a brief and
final word of the crowd.
Today, I consider myself the
luckiest man on the face of the
earth.