It was 70 years ago today…

October 3, 2021

No, not Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

But the “Shot heard ’round the world,” the game that regularly brings up “The Giants win the pennant” call. The game that forever link the names Thomson and Branca a generation before Wilson and Buckner.

Ralph Branca & Bobby Thomson Autographed/Signed 16x20 Photo at Amazon's Sports Collectibles Store  Mets great: Bill Buckner shouldn't be defined by one play

I was reminded of the platinum anniversary by a piece in today’s New York Times by George A. Hirsch who was there at the Polo Grounds for one of the greatest moments in the history of the national pastime. Sadly neither Branca nor Thomson (or Buckner) are still with us.

Of course, such an event demands recording in book form, so herewith is a list of relevant titles:

The Echoing Green by [Joshua Prager]  Miracle Ball: My Hunt for the Shot Heard 'Round the World by [Brian Biegel, Pete Fornatale]  The Shot Heard 'Round the World: The Novel by [Daniel Wyatt]  Pafko at the Wall: A Novella by [Don DeLillo] 

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