"I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give."

Bobby Thomson (1923 - 2010)
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About Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player best known for hitting a game-winning home run known as the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World' to win the National League pennant for the New York Giants in 1951. He played as an outfielder during his Major League Baseball career, predominantly for the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves. Thomson was a three-time All-Star and played a crucial role in the Giants' success during the early 1950s.

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