15 Spine-Tingling Sports Moments That Shocked the World and Left Us Breathless!

The Shot Heard Around the World (1951)

In the 1951 National League pennant race, the New York Giants were trailing the Brooklyn Dodgers by three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. With two runners on base, Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer, known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," to win the game and the pennant. The moment is one of the most dramatic in baseball history.