Former Brooklyn Dodgers right-handed pitcher Carl Erskine died Tuesday at a hospital in his hometown of Anderson, Ind.

Carl Erskine was a star pitcher for the Dodgers in the 1950s but his impact on the world as a fierce fighter for human rights was so much more ...

From the dirt-poor alleys of Anderson, Indiana, to a record-breaking career on a legendary team on the grandest stage in sports, Carl Erskine has lived the American dream — and spent a lifetime ...