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Former Yankees pitcher Sturdivant dies at 78
« on: March 02, 2009, 06:55:11 PM »
I never heard of him, but he won a WS ring or two . . .

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Former Yankees pitcher Sturdivant dies at 78

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Tom Sturdivant, who pitched the New York Yankees to victory in Game 4 of the 1956 World Series on the day before Don Larsen’s famed perfect game, has died. He was 78.

Sturdivant threw a complete game in a 6-2 win against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 7, 1956, to even the best-of-seven series at 2-2 and set the stage for the only perfect game in World Series history. Whitey Ford, Sturdivant, Larsen, Bob Turley and Johnny Kucks threw five straight complete games in that series— a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since.

Sturdivant was a member of the Yankees teams that played in the World Series in three straight years, beginning in 1955. He went 16-8 in 1956 and 16-6 in 1957, when he led the American League in won-lost percentage and was second with a 2.54 ERA.

He hurt his arm the following year and spent the rest of his career pitching with six different teams—Kansas City, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Detroit and the New York Mets.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-sturdivant&prov=ap&type=lgns

Let's go back to the second paragraph above--5 straight complete games by that staff.  Wow.  Just wow--and not in a bad way.
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Re: Former Yankees pitcher Sturdivant dies at 78
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 06:59:31 PM »
Let's go back to the second paragraph above--5 straight complete games by that staff.  Wow.  Just wow--and not in a bad way.

No kidding -- wow.

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Re: Former Yankees pitcher Sturdivant dies at 78
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 07:12:30 PM »
Oh, wow. I met him a couple of times. I went to school and played baseball with his grandson who wasn't too shabby a pitcher himself.

RIP, sir.
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