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Who hit the shot heard round the world in the 1951 Giants and Dodgers playoff game?
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Bobby Thomson
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In baseball what is the first round playoff series?
division series
What was the Chicago Bears season record in 1940?
The 1990 Bears went 11-5 and won the NFC Central division. They defeated the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card playoff round and then lost to the New York Giants in the Divisional Playoff round.
What and where was ''the shot heard 'round the world''?
The "shot heard round the world" is the term given to the first shot of the American Revolution. In baseball lore, however, the term refers to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants home run off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third game of a 3-game playoff to decide the National League pennant in 1951. The hit capped a Giants comeback from a 4-1 deficit in the bottom of the 9th inning at the Polo Grounds. This comeback is also often referred to as the "miracle of Coogan's Bluff", the area in NYC in which the Polo Grounds stood. The Giants then met the New York Yankees in the World Series with the Yankees taking the title 4 games to two. Little be known to many sports fans, an up and coming young star was on deck, awaiting his chance to bring glory back to the Giants. He went by the name of Wille Mays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'shot heard around the world' was a term given to a home run hit by Bobby Thomson off of Ralph Branca in 1951 to win the deciding game of a three game playoff to give the New York Giants the National League pennant over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Can a wild card team host the first round playoff series in major league baseball?
No, only division winners can host the divisional round of the playoffs.
What describes the meaning of the phrase the shot heard round the world?
The Battle at Lexington and Concord. Whoever fired first at Lexington was called the shot heard round the world.
What is the value of a signed Bob Thomason baseball 1951?
There was no player name Thomason in baseball. You may be referring to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants, a Scottish born player who hit the home run in the playoff game against the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the pennant for the Giants in what some sports writers referred to as the "shot heard 'round the world".
What is ment by the expression shoot heard' round the world?
It's from a line from "Concord Hymn," an 1836 poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the men who fought and died at Lexington and Concord as the Revolutionary War began in 1775. In baseball terms, "the shot heard round the world" refers to Bobby Thomson's dramatic 1951 playoff home run that enabled the New York Giants to win the National League pennant over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who hit the shot heard round the world?
Bobby Thompson of the San Fransisco Giants.
Did the Cowboys win a playoff game in 2007?
No. They were upset in the divisional round by the New York Giants, who went on to become Super Bowl XLII champions.
What is the name of the retired MLB pitcher who made an infamous relief pitcher appearance while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 1951 playoff game against the New York Giants and surrendered a w?
You probably mean "...surrendered a hit or home run?". You are probably referring to Dodgers' pitcher Ralph Branca, who came in in relief and surrended the game winning home run to Bobby Thomson to give the Giants the National League pennant. Thomson's home run was referred to in the media as the "shot heard round the world", which originally was the term given to the first shot fired by the Colonies against British soldiers to start the American Revolution.
What is the value of a signed scorecard by Bobby Thompson and Ralph Branca with stub from shot heard round the world Dodger Giant playoff game?
$ 5,500.00
In baseball what is the first round playoff series?
division series
What round was Jeremy Shockey drafted by the Giants?
Shockey was a 1st round choice of the Giants in 2002.
When was the last time the Dodgers won a National League playoff series?
In 2013, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves three games to one in the first round of the National League playoffs. They advanced to the National League Championship Series, but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to two.
What was the Chicago Bears season record in 1940?
The 1990 Bears went 11-5 and won the NFC Central division. They defeated the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card playoff round and then lost to the New York Giants in the Divisional Playoff round.
What round was Brandon Jacobs drafted to the giants?
Brandon Jacobs was the 4th round pick of the Giants in 2005.
What is the playoff system for the NBA?
they play best of 7 in each round
