“THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!”
75 years ago today, Bobby Thomson hit what might be the most famous home run in baseball history.
In August 1951, the New York Giants trailed the Brooklyn Dodgers by 13 games in the National League standings. Over the final seven weeks of the season, the Giants roared back by going 37-7 to tie the Dodgers for first place and force a three-game playoff for a trip to the World Series.
The Giants won the first game 3-1, with Thomson hitting a two-run home run off Dodgers starter Ralph Branca.
The Dodgers blew out the Giants 10-0 in the second game.
The deciding third game was played on Oct. 3, 1951. It featured seven Hall of Famers, including Jackie Robinson and Wilie Mays.
Bottom of the ninth, two men on and one out, Branca was brought in from the bullpen to again face Thomson.
Thomson hit a walk-off three-run homer that came to be known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round The World.”
Sound up for Russ Hodges and the most famous call in baseball broadcasting history.
October 3, 2026, marks the 75th anniversary of Bobby Thomson’s iconic “Shot Heard ’Round the World” home run.
Fun fact: Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys and a longtime #SFGiants fan, recently donated a rare 12-inch, 78 rpm reference acetate featuring Russ Hodges’s radio call of Thomson’s home run to the Giants Archives.
We’ve digitized the recording for you here 🔊
After 37 years of calling Giants games, Mike Krukow shares everything from his first impression of Duane Kuiper to a moment in the booth Howard Stern wouldn’t let anyone forget. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: Carlos Avila Gonzalez
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BREAKING: The 49ers have signed free agent Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks.
The former first round pick, 13-year veteran and Stockton native is coming to aid the Niners' wide receiver room.
Chris Berman to Kruk:
"How you made it sound all these years later like you were pain free, I will never know — but none of us listening and watching ever knew. That's what we call being professional. That's what we call being a Giant."
(via @knbrmurph & @MarkusBoucher)