‘The Shot’ at 62

October 3, 2013

Ain’t it funny how time slips away?

Baseball artist Graig Kreindler reminded his Facebook friends that today is the 62nd anniversary of Bobby Thomson’s ‘Shot heard ’round the world.”

There have been several books — both fiction and non- — marking this historic event, including, in no particular order:

And of course, Thomson’s blast is included is just about every post-1951 history of baseball and dramatic home runs.

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