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The first major-league player to wear spectacles was Will 'Whoop-La' White in 1878–86. [4] [5] Only pitchers dared wear glasses while playing until the early 1920s, when George 'Specs' Toporcer of the St. Louis Cardinals became the first outfielder to sport eyewear. Bespectacled pitchers are less rare as they have less need to field the ball.
White spent 2018 with the Tulsa Drillers, going 6-7 with a 4.53 ERA in 22 starts. [6] White returned to Tulsa to begin 2019 [7] but was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers after seven starts. Overall he made 13 starts (and three relief appearances) with a 4–6 record and 5.09 ERA. [5] He was added to the 40-man roster after the ...
On October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the ...
All but three major-league teams have "official" mascots (Dodgers, Yankees, and Angels). Seven team mascots – Sluggerrr (Kansas City Royals), the San Diego Chicken, the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, the Oriole Bird, Slider (Cleveland Guardians), Southpaw (Chicago White Sox), and most recently, Orbit (Houston Astros) – have been inducted into ...
PHOTO: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (8) jumps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen pitched the first perfect game in World Series history, defeating the Dodgers 2-0 at New York ...
“This is like the mecca of baseball pretty much,” Yankees pitcher Tommy Kahnle told USA TODAY Sports. “To have the Dodgers for the Yankees in the World Series.”
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, October 22, at the age of 63 — but his legacy will live on with sports fans for decades to come. Valenzuela made a splash ...
He got the majority of his wins with the Dodgers in the early stages of his 14-year career. [2] He was traded from the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Bill Skowron at the Winter Meetings on November 26, 1962. [8] He compiled a career ERA of 3.48 and had 42 career complete games with 11 shutouts; he was credited with 42 saves as a relief ...