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Bobby Thomson's Famous Home Run Watch Video: From generation to generation of baseball fans, the dramatic ninth-feed Bobby Thomson home run off pitcher Ralph Branca in the decisive game playoff in 1951 National League remains one of the most iconic moments of the sport. With the announcement that Thomson died Monday at age 86, we look at Thomson and his role in the history of baseball.
Thomson hit the game-winning three run shot for the New York Giants more formidable rival, the Brooklyn Dodgers. It capped a remarkable return to the Giants who won 37 of its final 44 games and made 13 1/2-game deficit Dodgers in the standings, making the playoffs. Over the years, rumors grew that the giant "stolen signs" in this day and in that season, which gives them an unfair advantage.
