John Joseph Podres was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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14 Facts About Johnny Podres
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Johnny Podres is best known for pitching a shutout in game 7 of the 1955 World Series to give the Dodgers their first championship.
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Johnny Podres started his professional baseball career that year with the Hazard Bombers of the Mountain States League.
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Johnny Podres won the Babe Ruth Award and was later named the Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
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Johnny Podres was out of baseball in 1956 due to military service.
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Johnny Podres made one start in the 1963 World Series, winning it, and the Dodgers won the series.
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From 1957 to 1963, Johnny Podres pitched over 180 innings and won over 10 games every year.
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Johnny Podres did not play in the 1965 World Series, which the Dodgers won.
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Johnny Podres spent 1968 in the minors and then came back for one season with the San Diego Padres in 1969 before retiring as a player.
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In 2002, Johnny Podres was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
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Johnny Podres died in Glens Falls, New York, in 2008 at age 75 after being hospitalized for heart and kidney ailments and a leg infection.
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Johnny Podres was survived by his wife of 41 years, the former Joni Taylor of Ice Follies fame, and his two sons, Joe and John Jr.
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