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LOS ANGELES — Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday.
Carl Erskine, a fierce fighter for human rights and All-Star for the Brooklyn Dodgers who pitched one of the greatest World Series games in history, died early Tuesday morning after a brief ...
Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers, and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday. He was 97.
Glasses. A drink of water. A phone, a book, a remote control. Carl Erskine had some of those items by his blue easy chair last summer, in the living room of his home in Anderson, Ind., a modest ...
Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday. He was 97.
Carl Erskine was a champion with the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, but what came after that is what will be celebrated with an award from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Carl Erskine will be the sixth ...
After watching him pitch five impressive innings in an exhibition game in 1948, Jackie Robinson sought out minor league pitcher Carl Erskine. “You’re going to be with us real soon,” Robinson ...
Erskine’s death leaves the 88-year-old Koufax as the lone surviving Dodgers player from the 1955 World Series team. “I’ve often thought Carl deserved more credit than he received for his ...