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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_Erskine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Carl_Erskine.jpg/220px-Carl_Erskine.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="343" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Carl_Erskine.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="391" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Erskine with the Brooklyn Dodgers, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1953</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1926-12-13</span>)</span>December 13, 1926<br /><a href="/wiki/Anderson,_Indiana" title="Anderson, Indiana">Anderson, Indiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> April 16, 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-04-16)</span> (aged 97)<br />Anderson, Indiana, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 25, 1948, for the Brooklyn Dodgers</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 14, 1959, for the Los Angeles Dodgers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">122–78</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">4.00</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">981</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/erskica01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5040109#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1948_in_baseball" title="1948 in baseball">1948</a>–<a href="/wiki/1959_in_baseball" title="1959 in baseball">1959</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955</a>)</li> <li>Pitched two <a href="/wiki/No-hitters" class="mw-redirect" title="No-hitters">no-hitters</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Carl Daniel Erskine</b> (December 13, 1926 – April 16, 2024), nicknamed "<b>Oisk</b>", was an American baseball <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> who played his entire career for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn</a>/<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> from 1948 through 1959. He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> pennants and the <a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955 World Series</a>. </p><p>During the 1953 season, Erskine <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">won</a> 20 games and set a <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> record with 14 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> in a single game. He was an <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> the following season. Erskine pitched two of the NL's seven <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitters</a> during the 1950s. </p><p>After his baseball career ended, he was active as a business executive and an author. In particular, he was involved deeply with the <a href="/wiki/Special_Olympics" title="Special Olympics">Special Olympics</a> and charities which aimed at helping people with developmental difficulties such as his son Jimmy, who was born with <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>. Erskine died in 2024, the last surviving member of the "<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(book)" title="The Boys of Summer (book)">Boys of Summer</a>" Brooklyn teams of the 1950s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Erskine was born in <a href="/wiki/Anderson,_Indiana" title="Anderson, Indiana">Anderson, Indiana</a>, the youngest of three sons. He attended <a href="/wiki/Anderson_High_School_(Indiana)" title="Anderson High School (Indiana)">Anderson High School</a> where he was a standout pitcher, attracting the attention of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. After graduating, however, he joined the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> in 1945. During his time with the Navy, he was stationed at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Navy_Yard" title="Boston Navy Yard">Boston Navy Yard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-oisk_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-oisk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While in Boston, Erskine worked out with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> who showed interest in him. However, Erskine remained loyal to the Dodgers and stalled the Braves' <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Quinn_(baseball_executive)" title="John Quinn (baseball executive)">John Quinn</a> until an offer came from Dodgers' general manager <a href="/wiki/Branch_Rickey" title="Branch Rickey">Branch Rickey</a> who gave him a bonus of $3,500 ($55,000 today) to sign with the Dodgers.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-oisk_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-oisk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After being discharged from the Navy in 1946, he was declared a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> by Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a> as the Dodgers had violated a directive which forbade Major League teams from signing a player active in the military. After a bidding war between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, and the Dodgers, he signed with Brooklyn for another bonus of $5,000 ($78,000 today).<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-oisk_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-oisk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Erskine broke into the majors a year before <a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Don Newcombe</a>, and from 1948 to 1950 was used primarily as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>, going 21–10. In 1951, he mixed 19 starts with 27 relief appearances, and went 16–12. Erskine was 14–6 in 1952 with a career-best 2.70 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a>, then had his 20-win season in 1953, leading the league with a .769 winning percentage along with 187 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> and 16 <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete games</a>, all career highs. This was followed by 18–15 in 1954, posting career highs in starts (37) and innings (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">260<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>), then by 11–8 in 1955 and 13–11 in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-bbref-oisk_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbref-oisk-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Newcombe was pitching in the ninth inning of the third game of the playoff with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> on October 3, 1951, Erskine and <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Branca" title="Ralph Branca">Ralph Branca</a> were warming up in the bullpen. On the recommendation of pitching coach <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Sukeforth" title="Clyde Sukeforth">Clyde Sukeforth</a>, who thought that Branca had better stuff, Newcombe was relieved by Branca, who then gave up the game-winning home run to <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomson" title="Bobby Thomson">Bobby Thomson</a>. Whenever Erskine was asked what his best pitch was, he replied, "The curveball I bounced in the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> bullpen in 1951."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erskine was a member of the beloved Dodgers team that won the <a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955 World Series</a> for the franchise's first Series title.<sup id="cite_ref-bbref-oisk_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbref-oisk-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared in eleven World Series games (<a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a>–<a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">52</a>–<a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">53</a>-55-<a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">56</a>), and made the NL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> team in <a href="/wiki/1954_in_baseball" title="1954 in baseball">1954</a>. Erskine's 14 strikeouts as the winner of Game 3 of the 1953 Fall Classic – including striking out the side in the ninth inning – broke the Series record of 13 held by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ehmke" title="Howard Ehmke">Howard Ehmke</a> (<a href="/wiki/1929_World_Series" title="1929 World Series">1929</a>, Game 1), and stood for 10 years until <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a> struck out 15 <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in the first game of the <a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963 World Series</a>. He was ineffective in Games 1 and 6, although he was not charged with the losses. From 1951 through 1956, Erskine won 92 games while losing only 58, which helped the Dodgers to four pennants and World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-bbref-oisk_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbref-oisk-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erskine threw two <a href="/wiki/No-hitters" class="mw-redirect" title="No-hitters">no-hitters</a> during his career. His first was against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> on June 19, 1952, during which he walked only one batter, just missing a perfect game.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His second no-hitter came against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> on May 12, 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Erskine is one of two Dodger pitchers to throw multiple no-hitters, the other being teammate <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a> who threw four. </p><p>In 1958, the Dodgers moved to <a href="/wiki/1958_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a>. On April 18, Erskine started the home opener at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Coliseum">Los Angeles Coliseum</a> against the <a href="/wiki/1958_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1958 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a>, who had moved west with their rivals, and won the game 6–5.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his career in Los Angeles but lasted only a season and a half. He made his final appearance on June 14, 1959. In a twelve-season career, he posted a 122–78 (.610) record with 981 strikeouts and a 4.00 earned run average in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1718<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a>. After retiring, he was made an assistant pitching coach in 1959 and finished the season on the team that went on to win the World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-bbref-oisk_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbref-oisk-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-retirement">Post-retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following his retirement as a player, Erskine returned to his native Indiana. For the 1960 season, he worked as a <a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">color commentator</a> for Saturday-afternoon telecasts of major league games on <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="Major League Baseball on ABC">ABC</a>, teaming with play-by-play announcer <a href="/wiki/Jack_Buck" title="Jack Buck">Jack Buck</a>. He coached for the <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> team <a href="/wiki/Anderson_University_(Indiana)" title="Anderson University (Indiana)">Anderson College</a> for 12 seasons, including four <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference">Hoosier Conference</a> championships, and his 1965 squad went 20–5 and reached the <a href="/wiki/NAIA_World_Series" title="NAIA World Series">NAIA World Series</a>. He had 18 players named to All-Conference teams, and three named as <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-oisk_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-oisk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erskine also became a leader in the community, participating in numerous organizations and businesses, including rising to the presidency of the Star Bank of Anderson, Indiana, before easing back to the role of vice chairman of the board. He was devoted to his son Jimmy, who was born with <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>. He lived at home and held a job nearby at the Hopewell Center for people with developmental difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg/260px-Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg/390px-Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg/520px-Belt_Erskine_Fountain_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption>The Erskine Street exit of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn</figcaption></figure> <p>To commemorate Erskine's accomplishments both as a Dodger and as a citizen, a 6-foot (1.8 m) bronze statue was built in front of the Carl D. Erskine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center. Erskine also donated part of his land to the Anderson Community School System to build a new school, which was named Erskine Elementary. In 2002, Erskine Street in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a> was created and named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_State_Awards#Sachem_Award" title="Indiana State Awards">Sachem Award</a> by Governor <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Daniels" title="Mitch Daniels">Mitch Daniels</a> of Indiana, the state's highest honor which is given to recognize lifetime achievement of citizens of Indiana.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erskine served as a member of the advisory board of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Assistance_Team" title="Baseball Assistance Team">Baseball Assistance Team</a>, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping former <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a> players through financial and medical difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the Carl and Betty Erskine Society was formed by Erskine in order to raise money for the <a href="/wiki/Special_Olympics" title="Special Olympics">Special Olympics</a> in which he was involved for more than 40 years.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a> awarded Erskine the <a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award">Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award</a> for his contributions to charity and his work towards the <a href="/wiki/Special_Olympics" title="Special Olympics">Special Olympics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Erskine married Betty Palmer on October 5, 1947, they remained married for the next 76 years. The couple had four children together: Danny, Gary, Susan, and Jimmy. After his retirement, the couple lived in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/Anderson,_Indiana" title="Anderson, Indiana">Anderson, Indiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-oisk_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-oisk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had initially planned to move his family to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to work as a representative for <a href="/wiki/Van_Heusen_(brand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Heusen (brand)">Van Heusen</a>'s athletic wear. However, after Jimmy Erskine was born with <a href="/wiki/Down_Syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Down Syndrome">Down Syndrome</a>, the family chose to remain in Anderson.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a bout of <a href="/wiki/Pneumonia" title="Pneumonia">pneumonia</a>, Erskine died on April 16, 2024, at Community Hospital Anderson. He was 97. Erskine outlived his son, Jimmy, who had died in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Erskine was the last surviving member of the "<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(book)" title="The Boys of Summer (book)">Boys of Summer</a>" Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1940s and 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon his death, Dodgers president and chief executive officer <a href="/wiki/Stan_Kasten" title="Stan Kasten">Stan Kasten</a> released the following statement: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Carl Erskine was an exemplary Dodger. He was as much a hero off the field as he was on the field – which given the brilliance of his pitching is saying quite a lot. His support of the Special Olympics and related causes, inspired by his son Jimmy – who led a life beyond all expectations when he was born with Down Syndrome, cemented his legacy. We celebrate the life of 'Oisk' as we extend our sympathies to his wife, Betty, and their family.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Erskine's funeral was held in Madison Park Church of God in <a href="/wiki/Anderson,_Indiana" title="Anderson, Indiana">Anderson, Indiana</a> on April 22. His body was later interred at Anderson Memorial Park.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters" title="List of Major League Baseball no-hitters">List of Major League Baseball no-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_who_spent_their_entire_career_with_one_franchise" title="List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise">List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise</a></li></ul> <div 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Honoring+the+Last+of+the+%27Boys+of+Summer%27&rft.date=2023-07-17&rft.aulast=Kepner&rft.aufirst=Tyler&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F07%2F17%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fcarl-erskine-buck-oneil-award.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKepner2024" class="citation news cs1">Kepner, Tyler (April 16, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theathletic.com/5421671/2024/04/17/carl-erskine-brooklyn-dodgers-obituary/">"Remembering Carl Erskine: An appreciation of a legendary Brooklyn Dodger"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Athletic&rft.atitle=Remembering+Carl+Erskine%3A+An+appreciation+of+a+legendary+Brooklyn+Dodger&rft.date=2024-04-16&rft.aulast=Kepner&rft.aufirst=Tyler&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F5421671%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Fcarl-erskine-brooklyn-dodgers-obituary%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHunsinger_Benbow2024" class="citation news cs1">Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (April 16, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2024/04/16/indianas-carl-erskine-dodgers-legend-human-rights-icon-dies/6405968002/">"Carl Erskine, Dodgers legend and human rights icon, dies: 'The best guy I've ever known'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Indianapolis_Star" title="The Indianapolis Star">The Indianapolis Star</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Indianapolis+Star&rft.atitle=Carl+Erskine%2C+Dodgers+legend+and+human+rights+icon%2C+dies%3A+%27The+best+guy+I%27ve+ever+known%27&rft.date=2024-04-16&rft.aulast=Hunsinger+Benbow&rft.aufirst=Dana&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indystar.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2F2024%2F04%2F16%2Findianas-carl-erskine-dodgers-legend-human-rights-icon-dies%2F6405968002%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchudel2024" class="citation news cs1">Schudel, Matt (April 16, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/16/carl-erskine-dodgers-boys-of-summer-dead-obituary/">"Carl Erskine, Dodgers pitcher and last of 'Boys of Summer', dies at 97"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Carl+Erskine%2C+Dodgers+pitcher+and+last+of+%27Boys+of+Summer%27%2C+dies+at+97&rft.date=2024-04-16&rft.aulast=Schudel&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fobituaries%2F2024%2F04%2F16%2Fcarl-erskine-dodgers-boys-of-summer-dead-obituary%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFToribio2024" class="citation web cs1">Toribio, Juan (April 16, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/news/carl-erskine-dies">"Carl Erskine, who threw 2 no-nos and fought for human rights, dies at 97"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=Carl+Erskine%2C+who+threw+2+no-nos+and+fought+for+human+rights%2C+dies+at+97&rft.date=2024-04-16&rft.aulast=Toribio&rft.aufirst=Juan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fcarl-erskine-dies&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSitler2024" class="citation news cs1">Sitler, Richard (April 22, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heraldbulletin.com/gallery/community-gathers-to-celebrate-the-life-of-carl-erskine/collection_f2f3869a-00e3-11ef-a6dd-674eddbaad40.html#tncms-source=article-nav-prev">"Community gathers to celebrate the life of Carl Erskine"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Herald_Bulletin" title="The Herald Bulletin">The Herald Bulletin</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Herald+Bulletin&rft.atitle=Community+gathers+to+celebrate+the+life+of+Carl+Erskine&rft.date=2024-04-22&rft.aulast=Sitler&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldbulletin.com%2Fgallery%2Fcommunity-gathers-to-celebrate-the-life-of-carl-erskine%2Fcollection_f2f3869a-00e3-11ef-a6dd-674eddbaad40.html%23tncms-source%3Darticle-nav-prev&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles">Articles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKepner2023" class="citation news cs1">Kepner, Tyler (July 17, 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/sports/baseball/carl-erskine-musial-aaron-mays.html">"How Do You Pitch to Stan Musial? Very Carefully"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=How+Do+You+Pitch+to+Stan+Musial%3F+Very+Carefully.&rft.date=2023-07-17&rft.aulast=Kepner&rft.aufirst=Tyler&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F07%2F17%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fcarl-erskine-musial-aaron-mays.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShea2024" class="citation news cs1">Shea, John (April 20, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/shea/article/carl-erskine-spun-epic-tales-giants-dodgers-19410698.php">"Carl Erskine spun epic tales of Giants, Dodgers and Jackie Robinson"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=San+Francisco+Chronicle&rft.atitle=Carl+Erskine+spun+epic+tales+of+Giants%2C+Dodgers+and+Jackie+Robinson&rft.date=2024-04-20&rft.aulast=Shea&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfchronicle.com%2Fsports%2Fshea%2Farticle%2Fcarl-erskine-spun-epic-tales-giants-dodgers-19410698.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKahn,_Roger1972" class="citation book cs1">Kahn, Roger (1972). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/boysofsummer00kahn"><i>The Boys of Summer</i></a></span>. Harper & Row. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0060883966" title="Special:BookSources/978-0060883966"><bdi>978-0060883966</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Boys+of+Summer&rft.pub=Harper+%26+Row&rft.date=1972&rft.isbn=978-0060883966&rft.au=Kahn%2C+Roger&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fboysofsummer00kahn&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErskine,_Carl2004" class="citation book cs1">Erskine, Carl (2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/carlerskinestale0000ersk"><i>Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings</i></a></span>. Sports Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1582612829" title="Special:BookSources/978-1582612829"><bdi>978-1582612829</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Carl+Erskine%27s+Tales+from+the+Dodgers+Dugout%3A+Extra+Innings&rft.pub=Sports+Publishing&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-1582612829&rft.au=Erskine%2C+Carl&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcarlerskinestale0000ersk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErskine,_Carl2005" class="citation book cs1">Erskine, Carl (2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whatilearnedfrom00ersk"><i>What I Learned from Jackie Robinson: A Teammate's Reflections On and Off the Field</i></a></span>. McGraw Hill. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0071450850" title="Special:BookSources/978-0071450850"><bdi>978-0071450850</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=What+I+Learned+from+Jackie+Robinson%3A+A+Teammate%27s+Reflections+On+and+Off+the+Field&rft.pub=McGraw+Hill&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-0071450850&rft.au=Erskine%2C+Carl&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwhatilearnedfrom00ersk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Erskine" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Erskine&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=erskin001car">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/E/Perskc101.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/oneil/carl-erskine">Carl Erskine: 2023 Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award recipient</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Carl-Erskine">Carl Erskine</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research#Projects_and_collections" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR Baseball Biography Project</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Virgil Trucks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Sam Jones (baseball)">Sam Jones</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters" title="List of Major League Baseball no-hitters">No-hitter pitcher</a> </b><br />June 19, 1952<br />May 12, 1956 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Virgil Trucks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mel_Parnell" title="Mel Parnell">Mel Parnell</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Don 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href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a>–<a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1954 Major League Baseball season">1954</a>; <a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a>; <a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Baseball" title="Monday Night Baseball">Monday Night Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Afternoon_Baseball" title="Sunday Afternoon Baseball">Sunday Afternoon Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="Thursday Night Baseball">Thursday Night Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network" title="The Baseball Network">Baseball Night in America</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a>–<a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN Major League Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ESPN_Major_League_Baseball_broadcasters" title="List of ESPN Major League Baseball broadcasters">broadcasters</a>)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Non-MLBprograms" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-MLB<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Little_League_World_Series_on_television" title="Little League World Series on television"><i>Little League World Series</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_program)" title="Wide World of Sports (American TV program)">Wide World of Sports</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related<br />articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="History of Major League Baseball on ABC">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network" title="The Baseball Network">The Baseball Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">World Series television ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television" title="Major League Baseball on television">Television contracts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_events_broadcast_on_Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of events broadcast on Wide World of Sports (American TV series)">List of events on <i>Wide World of Sports</i></a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953 season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1953 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1953 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1953 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Owned_Television_Stations" title="ABC Owned Television Stations">ABC's owned and</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Historical_Major_League_Baseball_television_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical Major League Baseball television broadcasters">operated TV stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WABC-TV" title="WABC-TV">WABC 7</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_broadcasters" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, August 17, <a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a> – October 1, <a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-TV" title="WLS-TV">WLS 7</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Cubs_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago Cubs broadcasters">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2015 Chicago Cubs season">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2019 Chicago Cubs season">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTRK-TV" title="KTRK-TV">KTRK 13</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a>–<a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WFIL 6</a> (later WPVI) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Oakland_Athletics_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Oakland Athletics broadcasters">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/1949_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1949 Philadelphia Athletics season">1949</a>–<a href="/wiki/1954_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1954 Philadelphia Athletics season">1954</a>; <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_Phillies_broadcasters" title="List of Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1959 Philadelphia Phillies season">1959</a>–<a href="/wiki/1970_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1970 Philadelphia Phillies season">1970</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)" title="Sponsor (commercial)">Sponsors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falstaff_Brewing_Corporation" title="Falstaff Brewing Corporation">Falstaff Brewing Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%26M" title="L&M">L&M</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC_announcers" title="List of Major League Baseball on ABC announcers">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network_announcers" title="The Baseball Network announcers">The Baseball Network</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasters">Game of the Week</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_prime_time_television_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball prime time television broadcasters">Prime time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card_Round_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major League Baseball Wild Card Round broadcasters">Wild Card Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Championship Series broadcasters">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Division Series broadcasters">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Championship Series broadcasters">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play<br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bender" title="Gary Bender">Gary Bender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Buck" title="Jack Buck">Jack Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Chevrier" title="Don Chevrier">Don Chevrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Coleman" title="Ken Coleman">Ken Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Dean" title="Dizzy Dean">Dizzy Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_DeLaney_(sportscaster)" title="Bob DeLaney (sportscaster)">Bob DeLaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Harmon" title="Merle Harmon">Merle Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kay_(sports_broadcaster)" title="Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)">Michael Kay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Kirby" title="Gene Kirby">Gene Kirby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_McDonough" title="Sean McDonough">Sean McDonough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Cleveland_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Prince" title="Bob Prince">Bob Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Ravech" title="Karl Ravech">Karl Ravech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Sciambi" title="Jon Sciambi">Jon Sciambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Thorne" title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Van_Wieren" title="Pete Van Wieren">Pete Van Wieren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Whitaker" title="Jack Whitaker">Jack Whitaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Zabriskie" title="Steve Zabriskie">Steve Zabriskie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Blattner" title="Buddy Blattner">Buddy Blattner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Steve Busby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Norm Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Dierker" title="Larry Dierker">Larry Dierker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Carl Erskine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Frazier" title="Todd Frazier">Todd Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hutton" title="Tommy Hutton">Tommy Hutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Jim Kaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Kurkjian" title="Tim Kurkjian">Tim Kurkjian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Bob Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Hank Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Henrich" title="Tommy Henrich">Tommy Henrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_McCarver" title="Tim McCarver">Tim McCarver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Mendoza" title="Jessica Mendoza">Jessica Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_P%C3%A9rez" title="Eduardo Pérez">Eduardo Pérez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Steve Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Earl Weaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Wolf" title="Warner Wolf">Warner Wolf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guest<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Dempsey" title="Rick Dempsey">Rick Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Mark Fidrych</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Porter_(sportscaster)" title="Ross Porter (sportscaster)">Ross Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hosts and field<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Arute" title="Jack Arute">Jack Arute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brant" title="Tim Brant">Tim Brant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corey_McPherrin" title="Corey McPherrin">Corey McPherrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buster_Olney" title="Buster Olney">Buster Olney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stevens_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Stevens (sportscaster)">Bob Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Trautwig" title="Al Trautwig">Al Trautwig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Visser" title="Lesley Visser">Lesley Visser</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"Inside Pitch"<br />scouting analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Tony Gwynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sax" title="Steve Sax">Steve Sax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris' 61 home run season</a> (<a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych#Personality" title="Mark Fidrych">"The Bird"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1976 Detroit Tigers season">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">"The Double"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1995 Seattle Mariners season">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball"><i>Sunday Night Baseball</i> on ABC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2021 Chicago Cubs season">2021</a>)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tiebreaker games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1959 National League tie-breaker series">1959 National League playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East Playoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West Playoff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">LCS games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss#New_York_Yankees" title="Chris Chambliss">"Chris Chambliss' Walk-Off Home Run"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey#San_Diego_Padres" title="Steve Garvey">"Garvey Home Run"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Durham#1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="Leon Durham">"Gatorade Glove Play"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Henderson#1986_ALCS_home_run" title="Dave Henderson">"You're Looking at One for the Ages Here"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a>" (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson#Mr._October" title="Reggie Jackson">"Mr. October" (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">"The Call" (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></li> 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