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All-Star ( 1954) World Series champion ( 1955) Pitched two no-hitters. Carl Daniel Erskine (December 13, 1926 – April 16, 2024), nicknamed " Oisk ", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959. He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams ...
Erskine, an Anderson, Ind. native, died a baseball legend who played alongside field icons Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges. He pitched in five World Series, striking out a then-record 14 in a game ...
Erskine College participates in NCAA Division II sports as a member of Conference Carolinas. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track and field, and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis ...
The 1953 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1953 season. The 50th edition of the World Series, it matched the four-time defending champions New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series, and the fourth such matchup between the two teams in the past seven seasons.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Board of Directors presented Anderson native Carl Erskine with the 2023 John Jordan "Buck" ... Erskine honored by Baseball Hall of Fame Skip to main ...
The Shot Heard 'Round the World: Dotted line represents the approximate track of Thomson's game-winning line drive home run. In baseball, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was a walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL ...
The 1955 World Series was the championship series to conclude the 1955 Major League Baseball (MLB) season. The Series matched the National League (NL) pennant winner Brooklyn Dodgers against the American League (AL) pennant winner New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history.
Schanz, 47, is the head groundskeeper for Erie Events and has 25 years experience in maintaining the baseball field at UPMC Park. While decisions to cancel, postpone or play games because of ...