Trot Nixon’s pinch-hit 11th inning walk-off homer beats Oakland, 3-1

On October 4, 2003 — The Red Sox avoid getting sweep in the ALDS when Trot Nixon’s pinch-hit 11th inning walk-off homer off Rich Harden beats Oakland, 3-1. The Boston outfielder’s accomplishment marks only the fifth time in postseason play that a round-tripper has ended a game, and the first by a pinch-hitter since Kirk Gibson’s historic homer off Dennis Eckersley to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.