Carl Erskine Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926 in Anderson, Indiana) 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 the 1950s. Following his baseball career, he was active as a business executive and an author.
Net Worth
$500,000
Date Of Birth
December 13, 1926
Place Of Birth
Anderson, Indiana, USA
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Profession
American baseball player
Work Position
Starting pitcher
Nicknames
Carl Erskine, Erskine, Carl
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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Youngest son, Jimmy, has Down's syndrome.
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Threw an overhand curve ball.
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Struck out 14 batters in Game 3 of the 1953 World Series, a World Series record that stood until 1963 when Sandy Koufax struck out 15.
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Made major league debut on 25 July 1948.
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In 1953, had the National League's best winning percentage, .769 (20 wins, 6 losses).
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Selected to play in the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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Played baseball for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948-1959.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2005
TV Series
Himself
1955, Seven Days of Fall
2005
Documentary
Himself
This Week in Baseball
2005
TV Series
Himself
100 Years of the World Series
2003
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
When All God's Singers Get Home
1996
Video
Himself
When It Was a Game 2
1992
TV Movie documentary
Himself (voice)
The Geisha Boy
1958
Himself (as The Los Angeles Dodgers)
1956 World Series
1956
TV Series
Himself - Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1955
TV Series
Himself - Baseball Player
1955 World Series
1955
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher
Roogie's Bump
1954
Himself
1954 MLB All-Star Game
1954
TV Special
Himself - NL Pitcher
1953 World Series
1953
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher
The Ed Sullivan Show
1953
TV Series
Himself
1952 World Series
1952
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher
1949 World Series
1949
TV Series
Himself - Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher
Known for movies
The Geisha Boy (1958) as Himself
Roogie's Bump (1954) as Himself
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (2007) as Himself