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Remembering Indiana native and Dodgers great Carl Erskine

by: Ashley Fowler
Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers is pictured on the mound at Ebbetts Field. Erskine, a native of Anderson, Indiana, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the age of 97.(Photo by Bettmann / Contributor)
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  • Pitcher Carl Erskine #17 of the Brooklyn Dodgers kicks at the rubber before facing Gene Woodling #14 of the New York Yankees (not pictured) during Game 6 of the 1953 World Series on October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images)
  • Carl Erskine of the Dodgers and Vic Raschi of the New York Yankees, a pair of righthanders, will be the opposing moundsmen in the second game of the 1952 World Series to be played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., October 1, 1953. Erskine practices October 1, 1953 in this photo. (AP Photo)
  • Dodger greats Carl Erskine, left, Sandy Koufax, center and Don Newcombe throw out first pitch in the season opener against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in the season opening game Monday, March 31, 2008. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • Carl Erskine #17 and manager Tommy Lasorda #2 of the Los Angeles Dodgers talk before the final game for the Dodgers in Dodgertown before taking on the Houston Astros in a Spring Training game at Holman Stadium on March 17, 2008 in Vero Beach, Florida. Erskine played at Dodgertown 50 years ago, played the National Anthem on his harmonica before the game. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

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