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Aug 17, 2010 3:59 PM CDT
'Shot Heard 'Round the World' Slugger Dead
'The Giants Win the Pennant!'
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- Bobby Thomson, whose "shot heard 'round the world" not only gave the Giants the pennant in 1951 but also gave baseball one if its greatest moments of lore, is dead at age 86. Watch the video for the famous home run (and call), or click here for his full...
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