Vic Raschi Essentials

Positions: Pitcher 
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 6′-1″ Weight: 205
Born: Friday, March 28, 1919 in West Springfield, MA USA
Died: October 14, 1988 in Groveland, NY USA
Debut: September, 23 1946
Last Game: September 13, 1955
Full Name: Victor John Angelo Raschi

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Notable Events and Chronology for Vic Racshi Career

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May 30, 1937

Pete Appleton pitches and bats his way to an 11-4 win over the Sox, Appleton drives in 6 runs

October 2, 1947

The Dodgers hold on to beat the Yankees, 9-8, for their first victory in the Fall Classic

May 20, 1948

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle and collects six RBI in a 13 – 2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.

June 24, 1948

Vic Raschi wins his 9th straigh over Bob Feller

July 13, 1948

At Sportsman’s Park, the American League defeats the National League for the 11th time in 15 All-Star contests, 5 – 2

July 22, 1948

The Yankees take the rubber game of the series with the Indians as Vic Raschi earns the decision over Bob Feller, 6 – 5. Joe DiMaggio’s grand slam is the big blow for the Bombers: he has hit four homers and a triple in Feller’s four starts against New York. His eight RBIs in the three games with Cleveland gives him a league-leading 82.

August 7, 1948

Before 66,000 fans, New York’s Vic Raschi (14-4) allows four singles in stopping the Indians, 5 – 0. Joe DiMaggio has a pair of doubles, drives in three runs, and swipes home on the front end of a double steal.

August 9, 1949

Joe DiMaggio catches a sinking line drive off his shoetops to rob his brother Dom of hitting streak

October 9, 1949

For the first time the world series is played under the lights at Ebbets Field in a 10-6 Yankees win

May 3, 1950

Vic Raschi balks four times in one game, a club record and two fewer than the single-season record

September 14, 1950

Vic Raschi posts his 20th win of the season to give New York a hard-fought 7 – 5 win

May 1, 1951

Mickey Mantle blasts the first home run of his career in an 8-3 victory

October 2, 1952

Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in Game 3 to establish a new World Series mark

May 10, 1953

Vic Raschi makes his first relief appearance in two years, limiting the Red Sox to three hits in four innings, as the Yankees win, 7 – 4. Billy Goodman sustains a freak rib accident, which will keep him out of action for three weeks, when Jim Piersall picks him up and lugs him from the field to break up Goody’s argument with umpire Jim Duffy. Del Wilber hits his second consecutive pinch homer in the 8th; his first came on May 6th.

February 23, 1954

New York Yankees sell pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals for $85,000

April 15, 1954

Hank Aaron collects his first hit

April 23, 1954

Hank Aaron hits first career homerun off Vic Raschi

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Biography

Vic Raschi was already 28 when he broke into the Yankees’ starting rotation for good in 1948. He then ran off consecutive records of 19-8, 21 10, 21-8, and 21-10. The Springfield, Massachusetts native had tremendous determination and a blazing fastball. His size (6’1″ 205 lbs.) and the menacing scowl on his dark, unshaven face were helpful, too. He never missed an assignment although his knees deteriorated painfully.

With the Yankees, Raschi was a big-game winner. He won the 1948 All-Star Game, driving in the winning run. And he beat Boston on the final day of the 1949 season to break a first-place tie with the Red Sox, then won the WS clincher against Brooklyn, a feat he duplicated against the Giants in 1951. He two-hit the Phillies 1-0 in the 1950 WS, and won twice more against the Dodgers in the 1952 WS. Raschi was a fair hitter (.184 career average). On August 3, 1953 his seven RBI set an AL single-game record for pitchers. In February 1954, he was sold to the Cardinals for $85,000 after contract battles with the Yankees.

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