Johnny Podres

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Johnny Podres was an American left-handed pitcher best known for his clutch performances with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s, including a legendary complete-game shutout in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
allStarSelection 1958
1960
bats left
burialPlace St. Peter and Paul’s Cemetery, Moriah, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart failure
coachedForTeam Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-09-30
dateOfDeath 2008-01-13
earnedRunAverage 3.68
ethnicGroup Polish American
finalMLBGameDate 1969-06-21
finalMLBTeam San Diego Padres
fullName John Joseph Podres
givenName John
hallOfFame Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
inductedIntoCanadianBaseballHallOfFame 1986
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers

Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
MLBDebutDate 1953-04-24
MLBDebutTeam Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers
nickname Johnny Podres self-link
notableWork complete-game shutout in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series
occupation baseball coach
placeOfBirth Moriah, New York
surface form: Witherbee, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Glens Falls, New York
surface form: Glens Falls, New York, United States
positionPlayed pitcher
residence Queensbury, New York
surface form: Queensbury, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
strikeouts 1435
teamDefeatedIn1955WorldSeriesGame7 New York Yankees
throws left
winLossRecord 148–116
worldSeriesChampion 1955
1959
1963
1965
worldSeriesMostValuablePlayerAward 1955

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