Shot Heard 'Round the World

With one swing of a bat, Bobby Thomson became a legend. His dramatic home run on October 3, 1951, led the New York Giants to win the National League pennant over the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. This documentary looks at the teams, personalities and events that combined to create one of the most heated pennant races ever witnessed...one that ended with an unforgettable homer.

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Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

1953

Blood Symbol

Blood Symbol

1991

The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideals to Golf and Finally Became a Baseball Fan and Took the Only Known Cure

1916

Jugando a bailar

Jugando a bailar

2018

Perfect Game

Perfect Game

2011

The Change-Up Kid

The Change-Up Kid

Bottom of the 9th

Bottom of the 9th

2019

I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

1956

Weeds on Fire

Weeds on Fire

2016

City Without Baseball

City Without Baseball

2008

Alice in the Big League

Alice in the Big League

1927

Chips

Chips

2012

Boukyaku Battery

Boukyaku Battery

2020

Spaceman

Spaceman

2016

Benched

Benched

2018

A la mano

A la mano

2025

Touch 'Em All McCall

2003

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

1957

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