Saturday, March 17, 2018

Norm Sherry

Career: Played in the big leagues for the Dodgers for four seasons (1959-62) and the Mets for one (1963).

Did you know? Credited with turning around the career of Sandy Koufax, advising the erratic southpaw during the spring of 1961 to not throw as hard to maximize control.

Post game: Coached and managed the Angels, and later coached the Expos, Padres and Giants.

Sources: baseball-reference.com; SABR Bio.

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