Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson
Thomson in 1951
Outfielder
Born: (1923-10-25)October 25, 1923 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: August 16, 2010(2010-08-16) (aged 86) Skidaway Island, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1946, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1960, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.270
Home runs	264
Runs batted in	1,026
Teams
New York Giants (1946–1953) Milwaukee Braves (1954–1957) New York Giants (1957) Chicago Cubs (1958–1959) Boston Red Sox (1960) Baltimore Orioles (1960)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1948, 1949, 1952)

Robert Brown Thomson (October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010) was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player, nicknamed "the Staten Island Scot".^[1] He was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants (1946–53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1954–57), Chicago Cubs (1958–59), Boston Red Sox (1960), and Baltimore Orioles (1960). His pennant-winning three-run home run for the Giants in 1951 is popularly known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", and is one of the most famous moments in baseball history. It overshadowed his other accomplishments, including eight 20-home-run seasons and three All-Star selections. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me", he said. "It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody."^[2]