Former Dodgers All-Star Ralph Branca dies at 90

Betallsports · Nov 23, 2016

Ralph Branca, the pitcher who gave up the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," died Wednesday at age 90.

The right-hander pitched 12 years in the majors, 11 of them with the Brooklyn Dodgers, garnering three consecutive All-Star nods from 1947-49.
He's most famous for the game-winning home run he gave up to New York Giants slugger Bobby Thomson at the Polo Ground on Oct. 3, 1951 to win the National League pennant.

Branca holds the Dodger record for most strikeouts before a player's 20th birthday with 85.

KingEleven · Nov 23, 2016

RIP

(I would not have known this as a trivia question)

Betallsports · Nov 23, 2016

KingEleven said:
RIP

(I would not have known this as a trivia question)

Really ?? I would think you would have

KingEleven · Nov 23, 2016

Betallsports said:
Really ?? I would think you would have

have to admit, no....had someone asked me who gave up the Shot heard Round the World, I would not have been able to answer...hopefully I will now remember his name.