Bobby Thomson
Scottish-American baseball player (1923–-2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Brown Thomson (October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010) was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player, nicknamed "the Staten Island Scot".[1] He was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants (1946–53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1954–57), Chicago Cubs (1958–59), Boston Red Sox (1960), and Baltimore Orioles (1960). His pennant-winning three-run home run for the Giants in 1951 is popularly known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", and is one of the most famous moments in baseball history. It overshadowed his other accomplishments, including eight 20-home-run seasons and three All-Star selections. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me", he said. "It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody."[2]
Bobby Thomson | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1923-10-25)October 25, 1923 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
Died: August 16, 2010(2010-08-16) (aged 86) Skidaway Island, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 1946, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 17, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 264 |
Runs batted in | 1,026 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |