13 Facts About Ed Roebuck

Ed Roebuck appeared in the World Series with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1956.

Ed Roebuck was born in East Millsboro, located in the heart of Southwest Pennsylvania's coal mining country.

Ed Roebuck began his 19-season playing career in the Dodgers' organization in 1949, and was called to the majors in 1955 after winning 45 games over three years for the Triple-A Montreal Royals.

In 1957, the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn, Ed Roebuck won eight of ten decisions and improved his earned run average to 2.

Ed Roebuck was able to return to form at Triple-A and spend the next six full seasons in the majors, although he again experienced arm trouble in 1961, worked in only five games, and spent part of the year on the Dodgers' voluntarily retired list.

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Ed Roebuck worked in all three games, allowing no runs and only two hits in 4.

San Francisco won the 1962 National League pennant, with Ed Roebuck charged with only his second loss in 12 decisions on the season, although his 64 appearances and ten victories were career bests.

Ed Roebuck got into 28 games for Washington's manager, former Dodger teammate Gil Hodges, before he was sent back to the Senior Circuit early in 1964.

In 1965, Ed Roebuck posted five relief victories and three saves, but his workload and effectiveness diminished.

Ed Roebuck worked in 460 games, all but one in relief, and in 791 innings pitched, he allowed 753 hits and 302 bases on balls, with 477 strikeouts.

Ed Roebuck was known as one of the game's finest fungo hitters, who endeavored to hit fungo home runs from home plate in every MLB stadium.

In 1964, still an active player with the rival Phillies, Ed Roebuck was asked by Roy Hofheinz, owner of the Houston Colt.

Ed Roebuck retired in 2004 and died June 14,2018, at age 86 in Lakewood, California, where he had lived since 1958.