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#385 Herman Franks

According to Joshua Prager in his book The Echoing Green, Franks played a critical role in Bobby Thomson's famous "Shot Heard Round The World". Franks was stationed in the Giants' center-field clubhouse at the Polo Grounds, stealing the opposing catcher's signs through a telescope and relaying them through second-string catcher Sal Yvars to the Giants' coaches and hitters. When asked where he was when Thomson hit his home run, Franks said that he was "doing something for Durocher" at the time. (from Wikipedia)