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Bobby Thomson, who hit the 'shot heard 'round the world' home run for the Giants, dies at 86
New York Daily News ^ | August 17, 2010 | Bill Madden and Michael O'Keeffe

Posted on 08/17/2010 11:45:36 AM PDT by EveningStar

The man who hit the most famous home run in baseball history is gone.

Bobby Thomson, whose "shot heard 'round the world" capped a best-of-three playoff and the Giants' miracle comeback to win the 1951 National League pennant over the Dodgers, died Monday night at his home in Savannah, Georgia.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 1951; baseball; bobbythomson; brooklyndodgers; dodgers; giants; hecheated; mlb; newyorkgiants
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Giants slugger Bobby Thomson who hit famous 'shot heard 'round the world' homer dies at 86
1 posted on 08/17/2010 11:45:40 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Artemis Webb

ping


2 posted on 08/17/2010 11:46:29 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

He died on the anniversary of Babe Ruth’s death.


3 posted on 08/17/2010 11:49:21 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


4 posted on 08/17/2010 11:53:19 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: EveningStar
Rest in Peace!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
5 posted on 08/17/2010 11:54:11 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: EveningStar

‘THE Giants win the Pennant!! The Giants win the Pennant!!!
So long Bobby!!


6 posted on 08/17/2010 11:54:51 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


7 posted on 08/17/2010 12:24:49 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: EveningStar

RIP, Bobby. It was a thrilling hit.


8 posted on 08/17/2010 12:34:24 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
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To: EveningStar

9 posted on 08/17/2010 12:40:20 PM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: xkaydet65
‘THE Giants win the Pennant!! The Giants win the Pennant!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrI7dVj90zs

The announcer is the late Russ Hodges.

10 posted on 08/17/2010 12:43:23 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: xkaydet65

Came home from school to see my dad all worried. Giants were losing; but just as I put my books down, Don Mueller lined into right field and sending Alvin Dark to third. Monte Irvin then popped out.

At this point, my dad had strangled the newspaper and I walked into watch the game on TV. Whitey Lockman doubled down the left-field line. Dark scored and Mueller broke his ankle sliding into third. The stage was set for Bobby Thomson as Ralph Branca came into the game.

The next thing I remember was Russ Hodges yelling “The Giants win the penant. The Giants win the penant. The Giants win the penant.” and my dad hitting the nine foot ceiling (he was 5’5”). My mom came in, thinking that my dad was having a heart attack. The best part was that aunt, uncle and cousin were die-hard Dodger fans.

RIP Bobby and Thank You.


11 posted on 08/17/2010 12:45:02 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: EveningStar

And the on-deck hitter was Willie Mays, then in his rookie season. RIP Bobby.


12 posted on 08/17/2010 12:47:16 PM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: NTHockey
Russ Hodges yelling “The Giants win the penant ...” and my dad hitting the nine foot ceiling
My dad was born and raised in Brooklyn, but rooted for the Giants. I was only 4 y/o in 1951 and don't recall that game.
But in 1962, when the Giants again beat the Dodgers in the 9th inning of a playoff game, my dad came running out of the house and danced in the street.
13 posted on 08/17/2010 1:01:28 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: NTHockey

That was a great story - thank you. I met Ralph Branca once, during a Little League dinner. He seemed like a very nice man, if a bit sad in a way I couldn’t yet quite grasp.


14 posted on 08/17/2010 1:06:25 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: NTHockey

There was TV in 1951?


15 posted on 08/17/2010 1:24:54 PM PDT by FoxPro (Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
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To: EveningStar
I heard Thompson in an interview relate a story:

He was walking across the street in NY one day (I think in the early 90's) when a stranger stopped him in the middle of the cross walk. The man then pointed his finger at Thompson and said:

"I still hate your guts Thompson"

The man then laughed, they shook hands and went on their separate ways.

16 posted on 08/17/2010 1:38:20 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
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To: FoxPro

Yes, my dad bought ours 6/48, 10” table model, $332 (I remember the cost, seemed like a fortune). Babe Ruth’s bier, inside Yankee Stadium, was televised, 8/11/48, 1000’s of people lining up to pay respects. My grandmother had hers in 1947. I saw the ‘47 world series on her set, (Berra hitting the first “pitch hit” homer in world series play).


17 posted on 08/17/2010 1:40:11 PM PDT by captbarney
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To: IndyTiger

Right! I forgot that.


18 posted on 08/17/2010 1:40:59 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: FoxPro
There was TV in 1951?

There was TV in 1929 when FDR went on TV to explain why the stock market crashed.

19 posted on 08/17/2010 1:42:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: EveningStar

Man, that announcer drove me nutz, “The Giants won the Pennant” ... now repeat, 142 times ...


20 posted on 08/17/2010 1:42:19 PM PDT by Scythian
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