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* 1951 – The " Shot Heard ' Round the World ", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants ' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.
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* Bobby Thomson ( born 1923 ), former professional baseball player, New York Giants, hit the famous ‘ Shot Heard Round the World ’ to win the 1951 NL Pennant.
His last home run of 1951 came on October 2 against the New York Giants, as the Dodgers tied the 3-game NL playoff series at a game each with a 10-0 win ; New York would take the pennant the next day on Bobby Thomson's " Shot Heard ' Round the World ".
That meant it was technically rather difficult to hit a home run into the lower deck of the left field stands, unless it was a line drive such as Bobby Thomson's famous home run – " the Shot Heard ' Round the World " – in 1951.
His season-ending three-run home run for the Giants in 1951, known as the " Shot Heard ' Round the World ", is one of the most famous moments in baseball history.
Henderson began to simper for joy, even running backwards for a few steps, while making his way down the first base line as he watched the ball sail over the outfield fence, having just hit the most stunning clutch homer since Bobby Thomson hit the Shot Heard ' Round The World in 1951.
* " The Shot in the Dark Caper " ( February 23, 1951 )
The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson ( the Shot Heard ' Round the World ).
On October 3, 1951, Hodges was at the microphone for Bobby Thomson's famous Shot Heard ' Round the World.
Threw the pitch of the " Shot Heard ' Round the World " in 1951 playoff game between Dodgers and Giants
Karen Young ( March 23, 1951 — January 26, 1991 ) was an American disco-era singer best known for her hit, " Hot Shot ".
* Ralph Branca for the Dodgers losing the 1951 pennant ( see " The Shot Heard ' Round the World ").
In baseball, the " Shot Heard ' round the World " is the term given to the walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds to win the National League pennant at 3: 58 p. m. EST on October 3, 1951.
In 2005, he bought two 1951 Giants jerseys from Thomson, who told him he knew he had worn them in that year's World Series, but could not remember whether he had worn one of them for The Shot.
Jansen was the winning pitcher in the famous game on October 3, 1951, featuring the Shot Heard ' Round the World.
On October 3, 1951, Lockman scored the tying run, just ahead of Bobby Thomson, on Thomson's home run that gave the New York Giants the National League championship — baseball's " Shot Heard ' Round the World.
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