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Scottish-born American professional baseball player Bobby Thomson (center top) is mobbed by happy teammates after he hit the "Shot heard 'round the world" homerun which won the game and the National League pennant for the Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers, Polo Grounds, New York, October 3, 1951. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studio/Getty Images)

Scottish-born American professional baseball player Bobby Thomson (center top) is mobbed by happy teammates after he hit the "Shot heard 'round the world" homerun which won the game and the National League pennant for the Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers, Polo Grounds, New York, October 3, 1951. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studio/Getty Images)