Bobby Thomson hits the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World" in the deciding Game 3 of the National League playoff series between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. With two out in the bottom of the ...

There was once a baseball convention held in Columbus, Ohio, that Bristol Herald Courier Sports Editor Gene “Pappy” Thompson and Appalachian League President Chauncey DeVault attended. Three-time ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s 1951. The National League pennant is on the line. Americans serving in the Korean War are waiting on bated breath, huddled next to radios as the New York Giants face off ...

Oct. 3, 1951 – that was 70 years ago, and the story of Bobby Thomson’s "Shot Heard ’Round the World" still resonates as one of baseball’s crowning moments. Way before "The Natural" and the Roy Hobbs ...

Quotes on the death of Bobby Thomson, who hit the ''Shot Heard 'Round the World'' off Brooklyn's Ralph Branca to decide Game 3 of the 1951 National League pennant playoff between the New York Giants ...

A die-hard Brooklyn Dodgers fan cut school with his buddies to attend what turned out to be one of the most crushing defeats in all sports. Isn’t it time to let it go? By George A. Hirsch Like Russ ...

NEW YORK — We've heard the frenzied call forever, echoing through baseball lore. "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" Bobby Thomson, the man immortalized with his "Shot Heard ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – He was always the quietest one at the table, the guy with all the stories was content to sit back and listen to what everyone else had to say. Bobby Thomson was a star. He just ...

The cap Bobby Thomson wore for his famed ''Shot Heard `Round the World'' is being put up for auction. SCP Auctions said Wednesday it will take bids from April 30 until May 19. Thomson's three-run ...