| Vic Raschi | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: March 28, 1919 West Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| Died: October 14, 1988 (aged 69) Groveland, New York |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 23, 1946 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | ||
| September 13, 1955 for the Kansas City Athletics |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 132-66 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Groveland is a Town in Livingston County, New York, United States. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 72 | |
| Strikeouts | 944 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Victor John Angelo "Vic" Raschi (March 28, 1919 – October 14, 1988) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in The 1950 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of
He was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (thus the nickname "The Springfield Rifle") and went on to graduate from the College of William and Mary. The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university
His debut on the New York Yankees was September 23, 1946, wearing uniform number 12. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game The next year he wore three different numbers (17, 19, and 43) but number 17 became his from then on during his Yankee career. He was one of the top pitchers for the Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s, forming (with Allie Reynolds and Eddie Lopat) the "Big Three" of the Yankees' pitching staff. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive "The Superchief" redirects here for the named passenger train see Super Chief. Edmund Walter Lopat (originally Lopatynski) ( June 21, 1918 &ndash June 15, 1992) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher From 1946 to 1953, Raschi won 120 games while losing 50. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game He led the American League in won/lost percentage with a . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in 724 record in 1950, and in strikeouts with 164 in 1951. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Headline Event of the Year Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games And he was a better hitter than most pitchers, with a . 184 career batting average, and had 7 runs batted in (RBI) in one game, an American League record for pitchers, on August 3, 1953. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game But on February 24, 1954, Yankee fans were surprised to see him traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Apparently the Yankees' management knew what they had done, because in the remaining two years of his career, with the Cardinals and Kansas City Athletics (who signed him as a free agent on April 28, 1955 when the Cardinals released him), Raschi won only 12 games while losing 16. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP
On April 23, 1954, Raschi gave up the first of Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Aaron had also notched his first career hit off Raschi eight days earlier.
He kept his uniform number 17 on the Cardinals, but on the A's took number 16.
He died in Groveland, New York. Groveland is a Town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
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| Preceded by Bob Lemon |
American League Strikeout Champion 1951 |
Succeeded by Allie Reynolds |
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