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New York Giants “Shot Heard ‘Round the World’” Bat and Ball Collection.
Lot 204. New York Giants “Shot Heard ‘Round the World’” Bat and Ball Collection. The moment in baseball history is legendary. On Oct. 3, 1951 at the Polo Grounds, in a tie-breaker game to decide the National League Championship, Ralph Branca relieved Brooklyn pitcher Don Newcombe in the bottom of the ninth. The Dodgers led, 4-2. With one out and two runners on base, Bobby Thomson came to bat for the Giants. Branca’s first pitch was a strike, a fastball on the outside corner. Branca’s next pitch was a high and inside fastball. Thomson sent the pitch over the left-field fence, only 279 feet away, and the Giants were on their way to the World Series after a 5-4 victory. One Cooperstown Bat commemorate the event, and another captures the Giants’ illustrious history at the Polo Grounds. The first pictures Branca and Thomson, who have signed it in sharpie. The bat is nm-m, and the signatures are 10 of 10. The second bat, part of the Cooperstown Stadium Series, pictures the Polo Grounds and provides a brief history. Nm-m. This collection also features an Official N.L. baseball signed by Thomson on the sweet spot. He added, “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World’” and “Oct. 3, 1951.’” Nm-m ball with a 10 signature.
Winning Bid $168.
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