In baseball, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was a walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL) pennant.

His pennant-winning three-run home run for the Giants in 1951 is popularly known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", and is one of the most famous moments in baseball history. It overshadowed his other accomplishments, including eight 20-home-run seasons and three All-Star selections. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me", he said.

2024年10月2日 · However, perhaps no home run in the baseball canon looms larger than Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round The World” on Oct. 3, 1951, which capped the Giants’ miraculous rise in the standings en route to the National League pennant and left …

10/3/51: Bobby Thomson's walk-off HR vs. Ralph Branca becomes "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" as the Giants defeat rival Dodgers

2009年11月16日 · On October 3, 1951, third baseman Bobby Thomson hits a one-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the National League pennant for the New York Giants.

2014年11月13日 · 10/3/51: Bobby Thomson's walk-off HR vs. Ralph Branca becomes "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" as the Giants defeat rival Dodgers ...more.

Bobby Thomson finished his Major League career with two-hundred sixty-four home runs, eight grand slams and one-hundred thirty-six victims (pitchers). Did you know that Bobby Thomson hit home runs in fifteen different ballparks and had his first Major League long ball on September 18, 1946, off Bob Chipman of the Chicago Cubs?

2015年5月27日 · A young filmmaker lost his will to live. Then he began an amazing journey to determine whether his father owned Bobby Thomson's 1951 home run ball that changed their lives forever.