Shot heard 'round the world: Bobby Thomson dies at 86

[Auggie]

Chicago Sun-Times / 8-17-2010

Bobby Thomson, the New York Giants hero who hit what is arguably the most famous home run of all time, died Monday night at the age of 86 in his Savannah, Georgia home.

Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world" won the 1951 National League pennant for the Giants in a best-of-three playoff against their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Thomson moved to Staten Island from Glasgow, Scotland when he was two years old.

He hit .270 in his career with 264 homers, 1,705 hits and 1,026 RBI over 15 years of play.

LINK: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2010/08/shot_heard_round_the_world_bob.html

[amb123]

1. Russ Hodges' Famous Call

Bobby Thomson... up there swingin'... He's had two out of three, a single and a double, and Billy Cox is playing him right on the third-base line... One out, last of the ninth... (Ralph) Branca pitches... Bobby Thomson takes a strike called on the inside corner... Bobby hitting at .292... He's had a single and a double and he drove in the Giants' first run with a long fly to center... Brooklyn leads it 4-2...(Clint) Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances... (Whitey) Lockman with not too big of a lead at second, but he'll be runnin' like the wind if Thomson hits one... Branca throws...
There's a long drive... it's gonna be, I believe...THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! Bobby Thomson hits into the lower deck of the left-field stands! The Giants win the pennant and they're goin' crazy, they're goin' crazy! HEEEY-OH!!!''

I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I do not believe it! Bobby Thomson... hit a line drive... into the lower deck... of the left-field stands... and this blame place is goin' crazy! The Giants! Horace Stoneham has got a winner! The Giants won it... by a score of 5 to 4... and they're pickin' Bobby Thomson up... and carryin' him off the field!

RIP Bobby.

[trumad]

3. RIP

[joeybee12]

2. Makes you feel old...RIP

[Gemini Cat]

4. An amazing home run.

RIP Bobby!