The Brooklyn Dodgers led the New York Giants by 13 games on the morning of Aug. 12, 1951. The Giants won 37 of their 44 remaining games to tie the Dodgers at 96-58. The teams then played a best-of-three series for the National League pennant. In the decisive Game 3, the Giants trailed 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, scored once, and then Bobby Thomson hit a three-run home run for a 5-4 ...