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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
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Homer to be stamped on history
Thomson's slam chosen as event to represent 1950s
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Bobby Thomson had just hit perhaps baseball's most memorable home run — "the shot heard 'round the world" — when he was congratulated by his brother, Jim.
"Bob, do you realize what you did?" Jim said.
"No, Bob, something like that might never happen again," Jim said. It never has.
"I said, 'Yes, of course, I was there,'" Bobby said.
Thomson's home run capped the New York Giants' astonishing run to the National League pennant in 1951 and has not been duplicated. The blow came 47 years ago and remains
Now the event will be commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp that will be issued in April 1999. Because people must be dead for at least 10 years before their faces can be depicted on stamps, Thomson himself will not be shown. The precise picture has not been decided.
"It's nice to be remembered," Thomson, 74, said yesterday. "I continue to be amazed that this home run thing has continued to be so well received ... I've tried to keep it in the proper perspective."
The home run was one of 15 subjects voted on by the public to represent the 1980s in the Celebrate the Century commemorative stamp and education program conducted by the U.S. Postal Service. The program honors significant people, places, events and trends of each decade of the 20th century.
Other 1550s subjects include boxing champion Rocky Marciano, the Korean War, U.S. satellite launches
Thomson took a strike, and then he slammed the next pitch into the left-field stands, giving the Giants a 5-4 victory and the NL penchant. It also elicited broadcaster Russ Hodges' famous call, "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"
That brought up Thomson, and the Dodgers brought in Branca.
part of the game's lore.
For many years after the home run,
Thomson and Branca hardly spoke.
Thomson's home run came in the third and deciding game of the 1951 NL playoffs.
and rock'n'roll.
The Giants had forced the playoffs by storming back from a 13 1/2-game deficit in mid-August and tied the Brooklyn Dodgers for first place. After having split the first two playoff games, the Dodgers were leading the third game 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. Don Newcombe, the Dodgers' ace, was pitching, and Brooklyn appeared in command.
Then, Alvin Dark led off with a single, and Don Mueller followed with a hit. After Monte Irvin fouled out, Whitey Lockman sliced a double to left field and scored Dark.
"I don't think anyone can appreciate what he had to go through, considering the rivalry the Giants and Dodgers had." Thomson said.
Now, Thomson and Branca are the best of friends and share appearances at sports events, card shows and charity affairs.
"After a while, we got to know each other better and found out we had a lot in common," Thomson said. "That one day brought us together for the rest of our lives. Without it, you wouldn't be hearing much about Thomson and Branca."
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