Johnny Podres
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1932 – 2008
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Who was Johnny Podres?
John Joseph Podres was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is perhaps best remembered for being named the Most Valuable Player of the 1955 World Series, pitching a shutout in Game 7 against the New York Yankees to help bring the Dodgers their only World Series title in Brooklyn before their move to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. He later led the National League in earned run average and shutouts in 1957, and in winning percentage in 1961.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1932
Witherbee - Also known as
- John Joseph Podres
- Spouses
- Joan Taylor
(1966/02/12 - 2008/01/13)
- Joan Taylor
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 13, 2008
Glens Falls - Resting place
- Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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