Bobby Thomson "Shot Heard 'Round the World" (1951) New York Giants Premium Poster - Photofile Inc Ken Griffey Jr Farewell at Fenway

Farewell at Fenway

along with the game's MVP

this poster commemorates ten of the most significant African-American figures in the history of sport: baseball color-barrier breaker Jackie Robinson

smashing the color barrier that kept African-Americans off the big stage

And off in the distance

Bobby Thomson "Shot Heard 'Round the World" (1951) New York Giants Premium Poster - Photofile Inc Ken Griffey Jr Farewell at FenwayIt was one of the capstone moments of the Golden Age of baseball, and quite possibly the most famous Home Run ever hit! With the Yankees sitting home on October 3, 1951, awaiting a World Series opponent, the nip and tuck National League pennant race was still undecided two games and 8 innings after the regular season ended. In the bottom of the ninth, with his team's back against the wall, Bobby Thomson, "The Staten Island Scot" stepped to the plate