Sunday, May 22, 2022

Johnny Podres

Career:
Played in the big leagues for 15 seasons with three different teams, including the Dodgers from 1953 to 1955 and 1957 to 1966.

Did you know? Was the winning pitcher in game numbers three and seven of the 1955 World Series against the Yankees ... won World Series titles with the Dodgers in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965.

Post-game: Served as a big league pitching for the Padres (1973), Red Sox (1980), Twins (1981-85) and Phillies (1991-96) ... was inducted into the Polish-American Sports HOF in 2002 ... died on January 13, 2008 at the age of 75.

Sources: Baseball-Reference; SABR Bio; Retrosheet; Los Angeles Times, 1/15/2008; polishsportsHOF.com, accessed, 5/22/2022.

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