Sports Dodgers batboy who helped Kirk Gibson calls 1988 World Series homer ‘supernatural experience’ October 26, 2018 Josh Peter, USA TODAY Comments Off on Dodgers batboy who helped Kirk Gibson calls 1988 World Series homer ‘supernatural experience’ Mitch Poole, one of six batboys working Game 1 of the 1988 World Series at Dodger Stadium, recounts how he helped Kirk Gibson get ready for the game.