Profile
Carl Erskine
Starting Pitcher + Major + Batter
Male
Born
Dec 13, 1926
Age
86
Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
Position
Pitcher
Carl Daniel Erskine is a former right-handed starting 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 which won five National League… Read More
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Keith Olbermann: Meet The Kid In The Jackie Robinson Photo (Which Was Staged)Huffington Post - Apr 15, 2013
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Rob Taub: Burton Rocks OnHuffington Post Sports - Jan 17, 2013
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Mlb: Whitey Ford's Worst World Series Start Against The Brooklyn Dodgers Bleacher ReportGoogle News - Aug 24, 2011
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On This Day In History: August 16 A Lonely Ebbets Without Dodgers Brooklyn Daily EagleGoogle News - Aug 16, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Carl Erskine.
CHILDHOOD
1926
Birth
Born on December 13, 1926.
TEENAGE

1946
19 Years Old
Known as "Ersk", or more accurately "Oisk", owing to the Brooklynese diction of the borough, Erskine signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946, and after two minor league seasons he made the team in July as part of a powerful squad that included Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider.
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TWENTIES

1948
21 Years Old
He broke into the majors a year before Don Newcombe, and from 1948-50 was used primarily as a reliever, going 21-10.
1951
24 Years Old
In 1951, he mixed 19 starts with 27 relief appearances, and went 16-12.
For the following five seasons, he was right at the heart of Brooklyn's rotation, especially with his work in 1952-53, which was crucial for the NL pennant winners due to Newcombe serving in the army from 1952 until mid-1954.

1953
26 Years Old
His 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 Howard Ehmke (1929, Game 1), and stood for 10 years until Sandy Koufax struck out 15 New York Yankees in the first game of the 1963 World Series; but he was ineffective in Games 1 and 6, although he was not charged with the losses.
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THIRTIES
Then in 1957, like so many of his Dodgers teammates, Erskine began his final decline.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2002
75 Years Old
In 2002, Erskine Street in Brooklyn was created and named after him.
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