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Giants legend Bobby Thomson passed away on Tuesday, and we call him a legend because of this second: a walk-off, pennant-winning home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers that subdue stands as one of the very most memorable homers in the description of baseball. Here’s video of Thomson’s “shot heard ’round the planet.” It was October 3, 1951, and the then-New York Giants, who hadn’t positioned privileged than third in the National League in thirteen years, found themselves in the third and final game of a tie-breaking playoff series with the cross-town Brooklyn Dodgers. The winner was to face the New York Yankees in the Planet Series.

We will liable never admit whether this tale is real; regardless, the second is unforgettable, thanks in part to announcer Russ Hodges’ dramatic home run call.