TRIVIA QUESTION : What player helped his team win a NL pennant today many years ago today?

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TRIVIA QUESTION : What player helped his team win a NL pennant today many years ago today?

First one to get it right gets 10.

2007-10-03 12:59:13 · 2 answers · asked by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball

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in 1951 Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Giants a dramatic 5-4 playoff victory and the National League pennant.

2007-10-03 13:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by kbenson55 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Absolutely right. Even tougher question: what future baseball hall of famer was born on Oct. 3, 1951?

Answer: Dave Winfield. I once interviewed Thomson about the play, and he said Winfield brought that up when the two men met.

2007-10-03 14:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋