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Encyclopedia > Larry Sherry

Lawrence Sherry (born July 25, 1935- died December 17th, 2006, in Mission Viejo, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Mission Viejo within Orange County, California. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ...


Sherry, who was Jewish, won 53 games between 1958 and 1968 for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-63), Detroit Tigers (1964-67), Houston Astros (1967), and California Angels (1968). Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,2,4,19,20,24,32,39,42,53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912), (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) (Also referred to as Trolley Dodgers 1911-1931) Brooklyn... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium(1961-1999) a. ... Astros redirects here, for other uses see Astros (disambiguation) Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24,25,32,33,34,40,49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ...


He was named MVP of the 1959 World Series, in which Sherry's L.A. Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox in 6 games, winning the Babe Ruth Award. Sherry appeared in 4 games during the series, winning two of them, and had a 0.71 ERA in 12 and two-thirds innings during the series. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his teams success in the World Series. ... The 1959 World Series featured the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won their first pennant since moving from Brooklyn in 1958 by defeating the Milwaukee Braves 2-0 in a three-game pennant playoff, and the Chicago White Sox, who had earned their first pennant in the 40 years since... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2,3,4,9,11,16,19,72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) White Stockings <no city in official name, but based in Chicago> (1901-1903) Ballpark U.S. Cellular Field (1991–present) Comiskey... The Babe Ruth Award was an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series, similar to the World Series MVP Award. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...


In 1960 he was 3rd in the league with 20 saves, and 4th in the league in games finished with 38. Sherry and his brother Norm became the first all-Jewish battery in Major League history. Norman Burt Sherry (born July 16, 1931 in New York City) is a retired American catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. ...


On December 17th, 2006, after having a long bout with cancer, Sherry passed away at the age of 71.


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Preceded by
Bob Turley		 World Series MVP
1959		 Succeeded by
Bobby Richardson
Preceded by
Elston Howard		 Babe Ruth Award
1959		 Succeeded by
Bill Mazeroski

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Norm Sherry at AllExperts (660 words)
Larry, a relief pitcher, was the Most Valuable Player of the 1959 World Series as a teammate of Norm's (and Koufax').
Early in that tenure, Sherry took aside the prodigal Koufax - who was struggling to become a consistent winner in the majors despite a blazing fastball and one of the best curveballs of all time - and convinced him to take something off of his fastball to get better control.
As for Sherry, he batted.283 with eight home runs in a part-time role in 1960, but his statistics suffered as he sat on the bench, or in the bullpen, in 1961-62.
History (6731 words)
Sherry took her to the emergency room as the dialysis center directed us to do if this happened, as this could be a blood infection.
Sherry and I went in to see Kevin for a few minutes, talk to his nurse and left for Hanover Hospital to be with Karen.
Sherry and I are leaving for church now and plan to be at the Hanover hospital by 10:30 to spend a few hours with Karen and then leave around 1 or 2 to go to Hershey.
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