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1951 NL Tiebreaker · Game 3 · October 3, 1951 · Polo Grounds, New York, NY
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Giants had erased a thirteen-game August deficit just to force a playoff. Down 4-1 in the bottom of the ninth, they strung together singles and a double before Bobby Thomson turned on a Ralph Branca fastball and lined it into the left-field seats — and Russ Hodges lost his mind on the radio.
walk-offpennant racecomeback
89
drama index
BRODodgers● at bat
0NYGGiants
0▲ 1st
0 out
BRO 50%win probabilityNYG 50%
0 / 25
Win probability
drag across to replayfirst pitch
4
lead changes
78%
biggest swing · 9th
1%
winner's low point
Play by play
| Box score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Attendance 34,320 · Polo Grounds, New York, NY