Larry sherry biography

Career Regular Season

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41653-443.67799.16061.40

Career Regular Season

ABAVGHRRBISBOPS
148.169390.489

Larry Sherry Bio

  • Fullname: Lawrence Sherry
  • Born: 7/25/1935 in Los Angeles, CA
  • Debut: 4/17/1958
  • Died: 12/18/2006
  • Relationship(s):brother of Norm Sherry
YearABRHHRRBISBAVGOBPOPS
Career Regular Season148725390.169.212.489
YearWLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
Career Regular Season53443.674161682799.16061.40

Awards

World Series Championship

Year TeamLeague
1959Los Angeles DodgersNL

Willie Mays World Series MVP

Year TeamLeague
1959Los Angeles DodgersNL

Babe Ruth Award

Year TeamLeague
1959Los Angeles DodgersNL

League Rankings

Games Played

YearBPRank
19665513th in AL
1962587th in NL
1961539th in NL
1960576th in NL

Strikeouts

YearSORank
196011421st in NL

Hit By Pitc

Pitcher

TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, California Angels

Born: July 25, 1935 - Dec. 17, 2006

Sandy Koufax wasn’t the first Jewish pitcher to win the World Series MVP Award for the Dodgers. That distinction goes to Larry Sherry. However, as a youngster, Sherry seemed a highly unlikely candidate to pitch anywhere, let alone in a World Series game. Born with two club feet, he wore braces on his legs until he was 12. Finally unencumbered, he quickly showed his athletic prowess. The Dodgers signed him in 1953 at the age of 18. After pitching 5 games in 1958, he burst on to the scene with the Dodgers in 1959. Only 23, he compiled a 2.19 ERA in 23 games. Then he saved his best for the World Series against the White Sox. He completed all four of the Dodgers victories with a stellar 0.71 ERA in 12 2/3s innings. As if that wasn’t enough, he also had 2 hits in 4 at bats. The showing earned him World Series MVP honors. Another high point for Sherry occurred on May 7, 1960, when he teamed with his brother Norm, a catcher, to form the only Jewish brothe

Larry Sherry

Larry Sherry began life with two strikes against him: He was born with clubfeet. His mother had taken a fall during her pregnancy and family members think that was the cause. But who knows? He had severe trouble walking until he was about twelve years old. After a series of operations and being outfitted with special shoes that he has worn throughout his life Larry went on to overcome this disability and become a major league baseball player. His brothers before him were all good athletes. All three had played baseball for their high school team. Larry was determined to follow in their footsteps.

But first he had to have the operations and wear the corrective shoes. When he did he not only would follow in their footsteps as a star athlete at Fairfax High but created his own footnote — and more — when he starred in the 1959 World Series.

At Fairfax High in Los Angeles, Larry was also a star basketball player. He captained the basketball squad and set a record at the school by scoring 22 points in a game.

Larry Sherry dazzled the baseball world in 1959, when he pi

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