Carl Erskine
Carl Erskine Erskine circa 1953. Pitcher Born: ( 1926-12-13 ) December 13, 1926 (age 91) Anderson, Indiana Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 25, 1948, for the Brooklyn Dodgers Last MLB appearance June 14, 1959, for the Los Angeles Dodgers MLB statistics Win–loss record 122–78 Earned run average 4.00 Strikeouts 981 Teams Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1948–1959) Career highlights and awards All-Star (1954) World Series champion (1955) Pitched two no-hitters Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959. He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five National League pennants, peaking with a 1953 season in which he won 20 games and set a World Series record with 14 strikeouts in a single game. Erskine pitched two of the NL's seven no-hitters during ...