Associated Press story from the New York Giants winning the 1951 NL pennant behind Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Ralph Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up the home run, died Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2016) at the age of 90.
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AP Story on NY Giants winning 1951 NL pennant with Bobby Thompson's 'Shot Heard 'Round the World'
Associated Press story from the New York Giants winning the 1951 NL pennant behind Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Ralph Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up the home run, died Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2016) at the age of 90.
Associated Press story from the New York Giants winning the 1951 NL pennant behind Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Ralph Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up the home run, died Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2016) at the age of 90.
Thomson's Homer In Ninth Beats
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (AP)—
For Today's ¢
By ‘Ted Sm
In ag hoartstabbing a finish
fs basoball over saw, Bobby
‘Thomson slammed a throosrun
homer into tho loftefleld
stands with two mates aboard NEW YORK, Oc
in tho ninth Inning to givo The never-say-die
the Now York Giants a 8-4 Giants won ‘the 2
victory over Brooklyn In the League champion:
thirel “and deelding” game of in baseball's grea
thelr playoff for the National back and turned
cage ponnant at the Polo confidence to face
Grounds: today. |York Yankees in
‘Tho troniendovs blow, ono. at Series Thursday,
tho mont "Valtablo ove. Steel, ‘The only thing In b
came with one down tt the final that sivals the feat 9
apler to volacttity A crowd of Was the Hise of the 3
SAARD whteh had boon “sosizned nots, ne dase. place
join Dodger victory only mites But the Braves, mirac
botore. they: were, only hea
ow maddlor scones vor tava an isgame handle
boot sean on. te daniend_ than taxied such earlier
hat pu on by Mounier too Die id the Giants,” Since
Fores mon as. the. fyi Seok Giants have won. 3)
Fretted around the sgeler okind ‘Jaames, dor" an “incredl
lint “hacetinst an Wiikey hocks Age ot 680," overeom!
In Jond of 35% game
‘vet the Yankees Ww
rites (o" boat them
show: Decaure: thelr
mini atior ho hed powdered tho
Foeond pitch. thvewi by" Ralph
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tho teat, blow velimaxed tho ants has ahs hig tor Booby Vtomvon, Wore: of
most spectacular postaant dust in VEC Dodgers yestert ing sintt was well +
ha gamio mid ant @ clltb tuo Ue of thelr plnyott for thos in. | clinching. the Ameri
World Mester whiten ht been 185 nnceked tor 8 three renner tat
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porters would ‘eoneds methine to
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SEE RE eT ety gong Jeon celts fest tng” since 208". Gon hag fllowad him with an |Inakind) again the
i ron ‘Tho ball disappeared almost on a equally fine stop and throw to | Allie Reynolds. 5
ike into sho stands above the G18" suet “on “dningeonding double | ‘The World Serles
evoe ine Beod anon in tho batt aren ara Harson
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fallted “orctnten “runs. Ite "te tory. “Duroeliere eoxching. at second. besa. "Arvin. ovens ng "Gian club that
iia ad appareatty put tho dor third, tatted tn beset ‘hera ano. witha double edt tho Tet [Fens08 with & ima
Slaen Geyoquestiont sf hee ato layer peried wal ang a agly to nied [teak ane thon dough
loge tito ate nth, bie Bow pans Hobby. x” though tev ahora of Walkers peg as Lock: [Ward | °° 0
Howeomte "had shaeided "the seant to tear ‘hin apart, “the fam leld Gowen a snesiicn bunt, | |e frst wo games,
Gn wttn tou te au poured Purude to the elubhote, In cone ‘Thomann Gelivered. him auth « | wit be in Yankee 8
Rie ast oot eros: Arlt wnt for“flekd’ wos telumphal peo> tremendous ty to Saldor im eens | BtORXs whlch “seal
Woke ko “iucrewsing “ettectives &iston fer flea to kot the eontest and |$hen flay, will move,
dioxs, Then Alvin Darke shots “wie gtecken Dodgers, who lesa fend Glants! rooters into tempo- | Grounds, across the
fe told eaptate, of “the NeW yuan" anotin ag, weto bole Pty casas, ibe aalnna ioe ara
myo. ghampfonsy rapped the Matis acne of tke Matignst With the, scoring fly and hls [Pela Grounds olds
faut Netto for i scene Teague erento clubs, shuttled pay-ott shot Inthe ninth the DIE |iayed at ahe Polo. Gr
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Avion Dea Ble, Cllowed pera od tren to mies peated Ae of te Signe rn [Rem Agueeu ot seven
eth, gli of ition, world on thele young scored by the Glants in the thro vee iene
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