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| ESPN Classic examines Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth-inning playoff home run that gave Leo Durocher's cinderella New York Giants the 1951 National League pennant. Cast: Nick Acocella . . . Himself Marty Adler . . . Himself Buzzy Bavasi . . . Himself Ralph Branca . . . Himself Roy Campanella . . . Himself (archival footage) Hilda Chester . . . Herself (archival footage) Jerry Coleman . . . Himself Al Corwin . . . Himself Alvin Dark . . . Himself Professor Joseph Dorinson . . . Himself Charlie Dressen . . . Himself (archival footage) Leo Durocher . . . Himself (archival footage) Carl Erskine . . . Himself (archival footage) Mike Getz . . . Himself Bill Gutman . . . . Himself Pete Hamill . . . Himself Ernie Harwell . . . Himself Gil Hodges . . . Himself (archival footage) Monte Irvin . . . (Himsel Stan Isaacs . . . Himself Andy Jurinko . . . Himself Joe Laurice . . . Himself Roger Kahn . . . Himself Larry King . . . Himself Tom Knight . . . Himself Clem Labine . . . Himself (archival footage) Jack Lang . . . Himself Ed Lucas . . . Himself John McGraw . . . Himself (archival footage) Mickey Mantle Himself (archival footage) Willie Mays . . . Himself Don Newcombe . . . Himself (archival footage) David Pietrusza . . . Himself Shirley Povich . . . Himself Joshua Prager . . . Himself Bill Reddy . . . Himself Pee Wee Reese . . . Himself (archival footage) Bill Rigney . . . Himself Jackie Robinson . . . Himself (archival footage) Ray Robinson . . . Himself Wilbert Robinson . . . Himself (archival footage) Harold Rosenthal . . . Himself Al Rubin . . . Himself Dick Schaap . . . Himself Duke Snider . . . Himself Casey Stengel . . . Himself (archival footage) Horace Stoneham . . . Himself (archival footage) Bobby Thomson . . . Himself John Thorn . . . Himself Joe Torre . . . Himself Jules Tygiel . . . Himself Sal Yvars . . . Himself Vic Zeigel . . . Himself Rich Eisen . . . Host A production of ESPN, 2001 |
| Classic Battle Lines Bobby Thomson's Home Run ESPN Classic Original Airdate: 2001 |