Dodgers legend Carl Erskine, last surviving 'Boys of Summer' member, dead at 97

[EvilEyeFleegle]

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, 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.

apnews.com

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.

 

[boevans]

RIP

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Bored stiff in Idaho .....lol

 

[luiza]

Could have lived to 110 if he had not taken the Killer Shots ..

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Could have lived to 110 if he had not taken the Killer Shots ..

How to turn stupid into clever..kudos~

 

[MarathonMike]

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, 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.

apnews.com

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.

2 no-hitters as well, pretty close to HOF? RIP