Robert Brown Thomson was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player, nicknamed the "Staten Island Scot".
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14 Facts About Bobby Thomson
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Bobby Thomson was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles.
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Bobby Thomson was born in the Townhead area of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Bobby Thomson was the youngest of six children born to parents James and Elizabeth.
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Bobby Thomson grew up on Staten Island in New York City and signed with the New York Giants for a $100 bonus right out of Curtis High School in 1942.
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Bobby Thomson played semiprofessional baseball in the summer of 1945 while awaiting his discharge.
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Bobby Thomson then hit a career-high 32 home runs in 1951, the fifth-best total in the major leagues; he had the fourth-highest slugging average in baseball that year.
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Bobby Thomson became a celebrity for his walk-off home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca to win the 1951 National League pennant.
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In 1952, Bobby Thomson led the National League with 14 triples while batting.
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Bobby Thomson played one final season in 1963 with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan.
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Bobby Thomson lived in Watchung, New Jersey, until 2006, when he moved to Savannah, Georgia, to be near his daughter Nancy and his grandchildren.
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Bobby Thomson died August 16,2010, at his home in The Marshes of Skidaway Island, a continuing care facility in Savannah.
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Bobby Thomson was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in the class of 1995.
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