Homerun Baseball

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The classic ballpark organ Charge fanfare played at baseball games to hype the crowd before a homerun, now used for sports edits and big moment reveals.

This is the short ballpark organ version of Charge, the six-note fanfare heard in stadiums across America. Bright, brassy organ tones climb quickly in a familiar da-da-da-da-da-daa pattern that every baseball fan recognises instantly, even without the crowd shouting the final word. At just under three seconds it lands as pure anticipation, turning an ordinary play into a rally moment. The sound feels nostalgic, loud and playful, and it instantly signals that something big is about to happen on the field or on screen.

The Charge fanfare dates to the 1940s, when Tommy Walker wrote the six-note call for University of Southern California football games. Ballpark organists adopted it in the 1950s, most famously at Los Angeles Dodgers games, and crowds learned to shout Charge at the end. It spread from baseball to football, basketball and hockey, becoming a universal cue for a rally. Online it is paired with crowd cheering and used like a short victory fanfare for home runs, comebacks and mock heroic moments in edits and memes.

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What is the Homerun Baseball sound?

It is the ballpark organ version of the Charge fanfare, a six note rally call played at baseball stadiums. The rising organ notes build anticipation for a big play, and fans traditionally shout Charge on the final note to urge the team on.

Where does the Charge fanfare come from?

The fanfare was written in the 1940s by Tommy Walker for University of Southern California football. Baseball organists picked it up in the 1950s, especially in Los Angeles, and it soon became a standard stadium sound across American sports at all levels.

How do creators use this sound online?

Creators place it just before a home run, a comeback or a surprisingly heroic everyday moment. The short organ build creates instant stadium tension, works without dialogue, and lets viewers anticipate the payoff, which makes it ideal for sports highlights and comedy edits.