One of my childhood heroes--RIP Carl Erskine--he was a hell of a pitcher and did great things after his son was born with Down's Syndrome....as an advocate and a funder of research.
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, Dodgers pitcher and last surviving member of 'Boys of Summer,' dies at 97
Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, has died.
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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.