CROTON-ON-HUDSON, RIVER JOURNAL--THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE WOMB

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On Oct. 3, 1951, despite trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, New York Giants’ Bobby Thomson’s three-run, walk-off home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League pennant in a playoff game. It was known as the Shot Heard Around the World, and Croton-on-Hudson’s Thomas Glauber heard it while in his mother’s womb. He told River Journal, “Mom experienced this moment on the radio, and I’m sure the excitement entered my prenatal consciousness. She rooted for the Giants, and her favorite player was Willie Mays. My favorite player was the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle.” MORE AT The Shot Heard Around the World and in the Womb - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill