It was a prominent passenger during one of baseball's most famous victory laps, but it disappeared in the celebration that followed. It was later displayed on a nail in a Las Vegas apartment, offered ...

The New York Giants really had no business contending for the pennant as the calendar turned to October 1951. They trailed the rival Brooklyn Dodgers by as many as 13 games in mid-August, but had ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Famed home run hitter Bobby Thomson has died at age 86. Thomson's death was confirmed Tuesday by the funeral home in Savannah, Ga., that is handling the arrangements. He had been in ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – He was always the quietest one at the table, the guy with all the stories was content to sit back and listen to what everyone else had to say. Bobby Thomson was a star. He just ...

When a home run is commonly known by a nickname, you know it was huge. This one is known simply as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" -- and it is arguably the most famous homer in major-league history ...

Bobby Thomson, the New York Giants third baseman who clinched his team a spot in the 1951 World Series because of famous "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," died at home in Savannah Monday night.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island FerryHawks are commemorating a hometown hero this Father’s Day with a one-of-a-kind tribute to borough baseball legend Bobby Thomson. On Sunday, June 15, the ...