Johnny Podres

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baseball player human pitcher

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.

Statements (48)

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 Dodgers → Detroit Tigers → Los Angeles Dodgers → San Diego Padres →
MLBDebutDate	1953-04-24 →
MLBDebutTeam	Brooklyn Dodgers →
nickname	Johnny Podres →
notableWork	complete-game shutout in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series →
occupation	baseball coach →
placeOfBirth	Witherbee, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Glens Falls, New York, United States →
positionPlayed	pitcher →
residence	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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
World Series Most Valuable Player Award →	firstWinner
Johnny Podres →	nickname