When a home run is commonly known by a nickname, you know it was huge. This one is known simply as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" -- and it is arguably the most famous homer in major-league history ...
Bobby Thomson, the New York Giants third baseman who clinched his team a spot in the 1951 World Series because of famous "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," died at home in Savannah Monday night.