▁causes ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Ser bian ▁G av ril o ▁Princi p ▁fired ▁two ▁sh ots , ▁the ▁first ▁hitting ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand ' s ▁wife ▁Soph ie , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁H ohen berg , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁hitting ▁the ▁Arch du ke ▁himself . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand , ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁throne , ▁prop elled ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁W ides p read ▁id iom atic ▁use ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" Sh ot ▁heard ▁round ▁the ▁world " ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁stock ▁phrase ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁widely ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁extraordinary ▁events ▁in ▁general . ▁The ▁phrase ▁has ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁several ▁dram atic ▁moments ▁in ▁sports ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁baseball , ▁the ▁" Sh ot ▁He ard ▁' R ound ▁the ▁World " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁walk - off ▁home ▁run ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁out f iel der ▁Bobby ▁Thom son ▁off ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁pitch er ▁Ralph ▁Bran ca ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ant ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁ 5 – 4 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁run , ▁defe ating ▁their ▁traditional ▁riv als ▁in ▁the ▁p enn ant ▁play off ▁series , ▁although ▁they ▁eventually ▁lost ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁the ▁Yan