Carl Erskine Carl Daniel Erskine ( born December 13 , 1926 in Anderson , Indiana ) is a former right - handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through 1959 . He was a pitching mainstay on Dodger teams which won five National League pennants , peaking with a season in which he won 20 games and set a World Series record with 14 strikeout s . He pitched two of the NL ' s seven no - hitter s during the 1950s . Following his baseball career , he was active as a business executive and an author . Career . Known as " Ersk " , or more accurately " Oisk " , owing to the Brooklynese diction of the borough , Erskine signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 , and after two minor league seasons he made the team in July as part of a powerful squad that included Roy Campanella , Carl Furillo , Gil Hodges , Pee Wee Reese , Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider . Along with Snider and Reese , he lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge , and was frequently to be found around the baseball diamonds on Shore Road , offering encouragement to youngsters . 1948 - 1956 . He broke into the majors a year before Don Newcombe , and from 1948 - 50 was used primarily as a reliever , going 21 - 10 . In 1951 , he mixed 19 starts with 27 relief appearances , and went 16 - 12 . For the following five seasons , he was right at the heart of Brooklyn ' s rotation , especially with his work in 1952 - 53 , which was crucial for the NL pennant winners due to Newcombe serving in the army from 1952 until mid - 1954 . Erskine was 14 - 6 in 1952 with a career - best 2 . 70 earned run average , then had his 20 - win season in 1953 , leading the league with a . 769 winning percentage along with 187 strikeout s and 16 complete game s , all career highs . This was followed by 18 - 15 in 1954 , posting career highs in starts ( 37 ) and innings ( 260 - 1 / 3 ) , then by 11 - 8 in 1955 and 13 - 11 in 1956 . Erskine , author of two no - hitters , ( against the Chicago Cubs on June 19 , 1952 and the New York Giants on May 12 , 1956 ) , was a member of the beloved Dodgers team which won the 1955 World Series for the franchise ' s first Series title . He appeared in eleven World Series games ( 1949 - 52 - 53 - 55 - 56 ) , and made the NL All - Star team in . His 14 strikeouts as the winner of Game 3 of the 1953 Fall Classic – including striking out the side in the ninth inning – broke the Series record of 13 held by Howard Ehmke ( 1929 , Game 1 ) , and stood for 10 years until Sandy Koufax struck out 15 New York Yankees in the first game of the 1963 World Series ; but he was ineffective in Games 1 and 6 , although he was not charged with the losses . From 1951 through 1956 , Erskine won 92 games while losing only 58 , which helped the Dodgers to four pennants during the " Boys of Summer " era . 1957 - 1959 . Then in 1957 , like so many of his Dodgers teammates , Erskine began his final decline . He moved to Los Angeles with the team the following year , but lasted only a season and a half . The long decline of his career had actually been set in motion during his rookie year when he injured his shoulder in his first major league start , yet not only finished the game but started twice more in extreme pain . So serious was the injury , in which he pulled a muscle away from his shoulder bone , that he was unable to throw between starts ; by 1957 , at only 31 , he was on his way out , and he made his final appearance on June 14 , 1959 . In a twelve - season career , he posted a 122 - 78 ( . 610 ) record with 981 strikeouts and a 4 . 00 ERA in 1718 . 2 innings pitched . Retirement . Following his retirement as a player , Erskine returned to his native Indiana . His leadership capabilities which have made him a successful businessman were also apparent during his playing days , as he served as a team Player Representative for eight years . He coached at Anderson College for 12 seasons , including four championships . He has gone on to be a leader in the community , participating in numerous organizations and businesses . Erskine rose to the presidency of the Star Bank of Anderson , Indiana before easing back to the role of vice chairman of the board . He is devoted to his son Jimmy , who has Down syndrome and lives at home and holds a job nearby at the Hopewell Center for people with developmental difficulties , and to his granddaughters Abbey and Dannae . To commemorate Erskine ' s accomplishments both as a Dodger and as a citizen , a bronze statue was erected in front of the Carl D . Erskine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center . Also , Erskine donated part of his land to the Anderson Community School System to build a new school , which was named Erskine Elementary . Currently , Erskine serves as a member of the advisory board of the Baseball Assistance Team , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit organization dedicated to helping former Major League , Minor League , and Negro League players through financial and medical difficulties . Erskine is also a very active member of the First Baptist Church of Anderson , IN . In 2002 , Erskine Street in Brooklyn was created and named after him .