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August 18, 2010Bobby Thompson & 8 Players Of Great Feats Who Won't Get Into HOFSend by Bleacher ReportWith the passing of Bobby Thomson Monday night (August 16), it brought to mind some of the players in MLB history who will NEVER get into the Hall of Fame, [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Playoff Tiebreakers Through The YearsSend by inactiveThe Giants, 13 1/2 games back on Aug. 11, won 12 of their final 13 games to force the three-game playoff. New York won the opener, 3-1. Brooklyn won the next afternoon 10-0 on Clem Labine's six-hitter. In the third and decisive game, Bobby Thomson (23) hit. Click to see the full gallery. [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Bobby Thomson - Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPosted by Hellen PopovichRobert Brown Thomson (October 25, 1923- August 17, 2010), nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, was a Scottish former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Steven Rubio's Online Life: Bitterness And Bobby ThomsonSend by Steven RubioBobby Thomson hit the most famous home run in Giants' history. It's probably the most famous home run in baseball history, as well, although if I had a vote for greatest homer ever, I'd give the nod to Mazeroski in [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Bobby Thomson, Who Hit The Shot Heard Round The World, Died At 86Posted by Hellen PopovichRest in Peace: Bobby Thomson died at 86 on Monday night at his home in Savannah, Georgia. Here is his homerun that won the pennant for the 1951 New York Giants, perhaps the most famous homerun in baseball history. [ Sports Prose] [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Bobby Thomson Passes Away At Age 86Send by www.woio.comBobby Thomson, who hit the home run known as "The Shot Heard 'Round The World", passed away Monday night at the age of 86. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Bobby Thompson: Information From Answers.comPosted by Hellen PopovichBobby Thompson Worked With: Buddy Spicher , David Briggs , Farrell Morris , Weldon Myrick , Joe Osborne , Hargus 'Pig' Robbins , Charlie McCoy Genres: [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010The Takeaway: Remembering Bobby Thomson And 'The Shot Heard 'Round ...Send by [email protected] (PublBobby Thomson, the baseball legend who hit the winning shot for the New York Giants in the 1951 National League [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010New York Giants Legend Bobby Thomson Dies At 86 The Beckett BlogSend by chrisoldsBobby Thomson, whose dramatic home run gave the New York Giants the NL pennant in 1951 and inspired one of the most memorable calls in baseball history, has died. He was 86. ?The Shot Heard 'Round the World? came off Brooklyn Dodgers [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Baseball Great Bobby Thomson Has Died - Webcastr.comPosted by Hellen PopovichBobby Thomson, the man who hit the "shot heard 'round the world", died Tuesday at the age of 86. The game winning home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers sent the New York Giants to the 1951 World Series. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Carnage And Culture: Bobby Thomson's Home Run Off Ralph Branca ...Send by jtfNew York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson, left, and Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca fool around on Oct. 10, 1951. The two are forever linked because of Thomson's memorable home run.(File Photo) [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
August 18, 2010Shot Heard Round The World: Bobby Thomson Dies At 86Posted by Hellen PopovichBobby Thomson, whose ?Shot heard round the world? is arguably the greatest homer run in baseball history died at the age of 86 Monday night. Thomson?s career spanned 15 years and included a .270 avg, 264 HRs, and 1026 RBIs. A three time All-Star early in his career, it was his broken ankle in spring [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |