His comeback game was one of the most electrifying moments in all of sports.
I was out of the country at that time so I missed it. My favorite baseball moment was Nolan Ryan's fifth no-hitter. I turned on the TV and was watching, then grew aware that something was in the making. It was cool to witness such a moment live. My favorite series of games though were the 1979 World Series. Willie Stargell played with the most heart I'd ever seen anyone play then. And he was a pretty good role model too.
My favorite baseball stories are 1)When "Andy," Roger Maris' best fan caught his last homer he ever hit in baseball (talk about miraculous) and 2)Lou Gehrig's farewell speech--it gets me choked up whenever I hear it.