Carl Erskine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carl Erskine

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Anderson, Indiana, United States

Profession: writer, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13, 1926) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959.
He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five National League pennants, peaking with a 1953 season in which he won 20 games and set a World Series record with 14 strikeouts in a single game.
Erskine pitched two of the NL's seven no-hitters during the 1950s.
Following his baseball career, he was active as a business executive and an author.