Sal Maglie

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)
Born: April 26, 1917 in Niagara Falls, NY
Died: December 28, 1992 in Niagara Falls, NY
Buried: St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY
School: Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)
Debut: August 9, 1945 (9,995th in major league history)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: August 31, 1958
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER
Full Name: Salvatore Anthony Maglie
Nicknames: The Barber
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Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1945

Red Schoendienst
Whitey Lockman
Del Rice
Billy Pierce
Art Houtteman
Sal Maglie
Joe Astroth
Herm Wehmeier
Pete Gray

Notable Events and Chronology for Sal Maglie Career

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June 5, 1949

Happy Chandler lifts the five year ban on major league players who had jumped to the Mexican League

August 30, 1950

Eddie Stanky ties a major league record by drawing a walk in seven consecutive plate appearances

September 13, 1950

Sal Maglie’s string of scoreless innings ends at 45, but he beats the Pirates, 3 – 1

July 4, 1951

In a wild doubleheader featuring a double ejection of manager Charlie Dressen, the first-place Dodgers sweep the Giants, winning 6 – 5 in 11 innings, and 4 – 2. The Dodgers drive out Sal Maglie in the opener after the Giants build a lead on homers by Don Mueller and Willie Mays. Brooklyn counters in the 8th with a pinch homer by Roy Campanella, a homer by Pee Wee Reese, and a tying single from Gil Hodges. Bobby Thomson’s homer in the 11th puts the Giants ahead by one, but Preacher Roe wins it with a squeeze bunt. Ralph Branca wins the nitecap with homer help from Hodges and Duke Snider. Dressen is tossed in the 2nd inning of the second game for protesting pitch calls; after he takes a seat behind the dugout umpire Scotty Robb tosses him a second time. The victories put Brooklyn 6 1/2 games up.

July 29, 1951

Willie Mays steals the first of 338 bases. Then pitcher Willie Ramsdell picks him off second base.

August 7, 1951

In a day-night doubleheader the Dodgers sweep a pair from the Giants, taking the first game, 7 – 2, behind the solid relief of Carl Erskine. Gil Hodges, Duke Snider and Carl Furillo homer. Brooklyn takes the nitecap, 6 – 5, in 10 innings, after jumping on Sal Maglie for a 5 – 1 lead. Snider and Furillo homer again, while Bobby Thomson goes deep for the Giants. Billy Cox’s RBI single wins it, giving the Dodgers an 11 1/2 game margin, the greatest lead in Brooklyn history.

September 9, 1951

Sal Maglie wins his 20th game to give the Giants a 2 – 1 win over the Dodgers’ Ralph Branca. Monte Irvin’s two-run homer in the 4th gives New York all its scoring, The Dodgers score in the 8th on a double by Duke Sniderand a triple by Jackie Robinson. But 3B Bobby Thomson snags a ground ball, tags Robby, and throws to first for a double play.

June 2, 1952

Sal Maglie takes the loss after 9 straight wins

July 26, 1954

Brooklyn defeats Giant stalwart Sal Maglie in Ebbets Field, roughing him up for six runs on 11 hits. Since coming into the National League in 1945, the “Barber” had recorded 10 straight victories in the Brooklyn ballpark.

September 29, 1954

Willie Mays making a spectacular over-the-shoulder grab of a ball hit to deep to center field & Dusty Rhodes becomes the second player in World Series history to end a game with a homer

September 25, 1956

Dodger right-hander Sal Maglie no-hits the Phillies at Ebbets Field, 5-0. The ‘Barber’s’ gem helps second-place Brooklyn to keep pace in the pennant race with Milwaukee and Cincinnati.

October 3, 1956

Game 1 1956 World Series Sal Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 6 – 3

October 8, 1956

Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the first-and only-perfect game in World Series history

November 27, 1956

Brooklyn starter Don Newcombe receives major league baseball’s inaugural CY Young Award

May 30, 1957

Sal Maglie & Duke Snider Lead Dodgers over the Pirates

July 14, 1957

Gil Hodges hits a Walk Off vs the Braves

December 28, 1992

Sal “The Barber” Maglie passes away in Niagara Falls

Biography

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Maglie was one of the lesser-known players barred from organized baseball in 1946 by Commissioner Chandler for jumping to the Mexican League, but he became the most successful returnee when the suspension was lifted. In 1950, he went 18-4 for the Giants and led the NL in winning percentage. His 23-6 mark the next year helped New York to the pennant won in a playoff on Bobby Thomson’s home run.

Although he had an ever-present “five o’clock shadow,” Maglie was called “The Barber” for his practice of throwing close to (shaving) the batter’s chin. “When I’m pitching,” he explained, “I own the plate.”

A back ailment reduced Maglie’s effectiveness in 1955. He was waived to Cleveland and eventually the Dodgers picked him up for $1,000 in mid-1956. He pitched magnificently down the stretch to help the Dodgers to a pennant, going 13-5 and pitching a no-hitter on September 25, in a key game against the Phillies.

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