Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Bobby Thompson R.I.P.






On Augest 16, 2010 Bobby Thompson has passed on at age 86. To a lot of baseball fans he is known for The "Shot Heard Around the World". He was one of the best ball players back then and he left s with some very good records.  Mr.Thompson had 263 home runs and  1,026 run batted in . Some famous stuff about Bobby Thompson is that he became really famous when he hit the game winning home run that won the New York Giants the 1951 National League pennant, that home run was then known for The "Shot Heard Around the World". The teams Bobby Thompson played on were

New York Giants 1946-1953
Milwaukee Braves 1954-1957
New York Giants 1957
Chicago Cubs 1958-1959
Boston Red sox 1960
Baltimore Orioles 1960



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