The "shot heard round the world" is the term given to the first shot of the American Revolution. In Baseball lore, however, the term refers to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants home run off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third game of a 3-game playoff to decide the National League pennant in 1951. The hit capped a Giants comeback from a 4-1 deficit in the bottom of the 9th inning at the Polo Grounds. This comeback is also often referred to as the "miracle of Coogan's Bluff", the area in NYC in which the Polo Grounds stood. The Giants then met the New York Yankees in the World Series with the Yankees taking the title 4 games to two. Little be known to many sports fans, an up and coming young star was on deck, awaiting his chance to bring glory back to the Giants. He went by the name of Wille Mays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'shot heard around the world' was a term given to a home run hit by Bobby Thomson off of Ralph Branca in 1951 to win the deciding game of a three game playoff to give the New York Giants the National League pennant over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Battle at Lexington and Concord. Whoever fired first at Lexington was called the shot heard round the world.
willie mays was on deck when bobby Thomson hit the shot heard round the world. cliff smith
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The Battle at Lexington and Concord. Whoever fired first at Lexington was called the shot heard round the world.
The "SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD".
The colonist heard the shot heard round the world in 1775. It is the shot that was first fired in the American Revolutionary War.
willie mays was on deck when bobby Thomson hit the shot heard round the world. cliff smith
the battle at Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts.
The phrase "shot heard round the world" is not attributed to a specific person. The "Shot heard 'round the world" is a phrase that has come to represent several historical incidents. Also - the correct word is "heard", as in to hear a noise. "Herd" is a group of animals.
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