Johnny Podres Stats & Facts

Johnny Podres Stats & Facts

    Johnny Podres Position: PitcherBats: Left  ‱  Throws: Left5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: September 30, 1932 in Witherbee, NYDied: January 13, 2008  in Glens Falls, NYBuried: St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Moriah, NYHigh School: Mineville HS (Witherbee, NY)Debut: April 17, 1953 (8,591st in MLB history)vs. NYG 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, LLast Game: June 21, 1969vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERFull Name: John…

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Sports Illustrated names Derek Jeter as its Sportsman of the Year

Sports Illustrated names Derek Jeter as its Sportsman of the Year, making the ‘Captain’ the first Yankee honored by the magazine. The other baseball recipients to win the award, given annually since SI’s inception in 1954, include Johnny Podres (Dodgers – 1955), Stan Musial (Cardinals – 1957), Sandy Koufax (Dodgers – 1965), Tom Seaver (Mets – 1969), Pete Rose (Reds – 1975), Orel Hershiser (Dodgers – 1988), Cal Ripken Jr. (Orioles – 1995), Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa (Cardinals, Cubs – 1998), Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling (Diamondbacks – 2001), and the entire Red Sox team (2004).

Dodgers take game 2 of World Series 4-1 behind Johnny Podres Full Radio Broadcast
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Dodgers take game 2 of World Series 4-1 behind Johnny Podres Full Radio Broadcast

Sponsor this Page   On October 3, 1963 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York Willie Davis doubled in two runs in the first inning, former Yankee Bill Skowron homered in the fourth, and Tommy Davis had two triples, including an RBI triple in the eighth to lead the Dodger offense. Yankee starter Al Downing,…

The Dodgers and Cardinals begin a first-place showdown before 32,442 fans at Busch Stadium Stan Musial hits final homerun of career

The Dodgers and Cardinals begin a first-place showdown before 32,442 fans at Busch Stadium Stan Musial hits final homerun of career

1963 – The Dodgers and Cardinals begin a first-place showdown before 32,442 fans at Busch Stadium. Ron Perranoski saves a 3 – 1 win for Johnny Podres and the Dodgers.

Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

Johnny Podres ties a major league mark record, striking out eight consecutive batters in LA’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. The 29 year-old southpaw’s streak begins with the third out in the top of the fourth frame and ends after the first out in the seventh inning of the Dodger Stadium contest.

Dodger Stadium debuts with a 6-3 lose to the Reds
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Dodger Stadium debuts with a 6-3 lose to the Reds

Wally Post hits the first home run in Dodger Stadium history, a two-out, three-run shot in the seventh inning off Johnny Podres that proves to be the difference in the Cincinnati’s 6-3 victory. The left fielder’s round-tripper to center field is a fair ball, unlike some others hit in the ballpark where the foul poles are discovered to be positioned in foul territory, requiring special permission from the National League to be recognized as fair during the first year in the team’s new home in Chavez Ravine.

Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto accident in Vero Beach, Florida

Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto accident in Vero Beach, Florida

1958 – Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto accident in Vero Beach, Florida, as they try to beat a 12:30 A.M. curfew. This is the third accident involving Dodgers players in the last two months; Jim Gilliam and his family had an accident shortly after Roy Campanella’s.

The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record

The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record

The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record. Johnny Podres gives up three home runs in the fourth frame when Nippy Jones, Hank Aaron, and Andy Pafko all go deep off the Brooklyn starter.