Heart-Stopping Moments: 15 Epic Last-Second Plays That Changed Sports Forever!

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

In 1951, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers were tied in the bottom of the ninth for the National League pennant when Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer, famously called "The Shot Heard 'Round the World." This dramatic hit clinched the pennant for the Giants and remains one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.