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Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca Signed “The Home Run Heard ‘Round the World.”
Lot 183. Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca Signed “The Home Run Heard ‘Round the World.” Written by Ray Robinson, this book tells the “dramatic story of the 1951 Giants-Dodgers pennant race,” which was decided in a playoff game on Oct. 3. Branca delivered the pitch and Thomson delivered the shot that sent the New York Giants, instead of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to the 1951 World Series. Each of these key figures placed a nm-m 8 to mint 9 autograph on the first title page of the stated first edition 1991 hardback. The book is ex, and the dust jacket, ex-m. Thomson passed away in 2010. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $35.
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