Carl Erskine was born on Monday, December 13, 1926, in Anderson, Indiana. Erskine was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 25, 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Carl Erskine baseball stats page.
Carl 'Oisk' Erskine Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#308 |
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Carl Erskine Carl Erskine Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1948 | 22 | Dodgers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 263 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1949 | 23 | Dodgers | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 4.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 348 | 68 | 41 | 44 | 6 | 51 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1950 | 24 | Dodgers | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.72 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103.0 | 441 | 109 | 54 | 56 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1951 | 25 | Dodgers | 46 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4.46 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 189.2 | 829 | 206 | 94 | 105 | 23 | 78 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1952 | 26 | Dodgers | 33 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.70 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 206.2 | 836 | 167 | 62 | 72 | 17 | 71 | 3 | 131 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
1953 | 27 | Dodgers | 39 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 3.54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 246.2 | 1,030 | 213 | 97 | 106 | 21 | 95 | 6 | 187 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1954 | 28 | Dodgers | 38 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 4.15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 260.1 | 1,098 | 239 | 120 | 128 | 31 | 92 | 1 | 166 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - |
1955 | 29 | Dodgers | 31 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.79 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 194.2 | 808 | 185 | 82 | 89 | 29 | 64 | 3 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1956 | 30 | Dodgers | 31 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 186.1 | 790 | 189 | 88 | 92 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
1957 | 31 | Dodgers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 274 | 62 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1958 | 32 | Dodgers | 31 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98.1 | 436 | 115 | 56 | 61 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 33 | Dodgers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 117 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 335 | 216 | 61 | 122 | 78 | .610 | 4.00 | 71 | 14 | 13 | 1,718.2 | 7,270 | 1,637 | 763 | 830 | 199 | 646 | 38 | 981 | 38 | 16 | 1 | - |
Carl Erskine Carl Erskine Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1948 | 22 | Dodgers | 17 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .095 |
1949 | 23 | Dodgers | 22 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .115 | .115 | .115 |
1950 | 24 | Dodgers | 22 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .282 | .270 |
1951 | 25 | Dodgers | 46 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .159 | .148 |
1952 | 26 | Dodgers | 34 | 66 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .200 | .167 |
1953 | 27 | Dodgers | 43 | 93 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .223 | .237 |
1954 | 28 | Dodgers | 39 | 88 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .159 | .194 | .182 |
1955 | 29 | Dodgers | 42 | 74 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .197 | .284 |
1956 | 30 | Dodgers | 32 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 | .121 | .136 |
1957 | 31 | Dodgers | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
1958 | 32 | Dodgers | 32 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .037 |
1959 | 33 | Dodgers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 360 | 588 | 51 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 120 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .156 | .175 | .180 |
Carl Erskine Carl Erskine Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1948 Dodgers | P | 17 | 9 | 192 | 9 | 0.5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.13 |
1949 Dodgers | P | 22 | 3 | 239 | 17 | 0.8 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.81 |
1950 Dodgers | P | 22 | 13 | 309 | 24 | 1.1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.92 |
1951 Dodgers | P | 46 | 19 | 569 | 47 | 1.0 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.14 |
1952 Dodgers | P | 33 | 26 | 620 | 64 | 1.9 | 61 | 16 | 45 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.66 |
1953 Dodgers | P | 39 | 33 | 740 | 49 | 1.3 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 1.64 |
1954 Dodgers | P | 38 | 37 | 781 | 57 | 1.5 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.90 |
1955 Dodgers | P | 31 | 29 | 584 | 35 | 1.1 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.48 |
1956 Dodgers | P | 31 | 28 | 559 | 44 | 1.4 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.08 |
1957 Dodgers | P | 15 | 7 | 198 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1958 Dodgers | P | 31 | 9 | 295 | 26 | 0.8 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.29 |
1959 Dodgers | P | 10 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 335 | 216 | 5,156 | 387 | 1.2 | 367 | 105 | 262 | 20 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 1.92 | |
12 Years | 335 | 216 | 5,156 | 387 | 1.2 | 367 | 105 | 262 | 20 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 1.92 |
Carl Erskine Carl Erskine Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1948 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 4.08 | 4.92 |
1949 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 26.0 | 0.96 | 5.54 | 5.76 |
1950 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 4.37 | 3.06 |
1951 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 15.3 | 1.22 | 4.51 | 3.70 |
1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 1.85 | 5.70 | 3.09 |
1953 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 1.97 | 6.82 | 3.47 |
1954 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 22.0 | 1.80 | 5.74 | 3.18 |
1955 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | n/a | 74.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 1.31 | 3.88 | 2.96 |
1956 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 4.59 | 2.75 |
1957 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.3 | 22.0 | 1.30 | 3.55 | 2.73 |
1958 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.54 | 4.94 | 3.20 |
1959 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.15 | 5.79 | 5.01 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 25 | n/a | 588.0 | 4.9 | 19.0 | 1.52 | 5.14 | 3.38 |
Carl Erskine Carl Erskine Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $6,000.00 | - | Stats |
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 , 11 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $9,500.00 | - | - |
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $12,000.00 | - | Stats |
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $18,000.00 | - | Stats |
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $27,500.00 | Stats | - |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $27,500.00 | - | Stats |
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $27,000.00 | - | Stats |
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | $24,000.00 | - | - |
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
Carl Erskine Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Carl Erskine took the mound fifteen times in 1957 . His final appearance was on September 20, 1957 , a 2-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Ebbets Field (he was relieved in the ninth inning that day by Sandy Koufax ). Erskine took the mound thirty-one times in 1958 . His first appearance was on April 18, 1958 , a 6-5 victory to the San Francisco Giants in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (he was relieved in the ninth inning that day by Clem Labine ). These two particular appearances (last / first) are noteworthy because they made Oisk the last player in BROOKLYN Dodgers history to take the field wearing #17 AND the first player in LOS ANGELES Dodgers history to take the field wearing #17 .
Famous First: Also noteworthy, the recently relocated Dodgers were playing their first season since moving to the west coast. The victory mentioned above was not the first for Los Angeles , that took place on April 16, 1958 , in Seals Stadium, but it was the first home game win. Here is a great article that lists dozens of additional famous firsts that occurred that historic day:
Did you know that Carl Erskine was the architect of two no-hitters? The first no-no was against the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1952 . The second no-no was against the New York Giants on May 12, 1956 . Erskine was the second Dodger twirler, in franchise history, with two no-hitters. Who was first? [ Answer ]
Did you know that when Carl Erskine struck out fourteen batters in Game 3 of the 1953 World Series , he broke the record for most strikeouts in a Fall Classic , set previously by Howard Ehmke , who had thirteen during Game 1 of the 1929 World Series ? Koufax broke Erskine's record in 1963 , but lost the mark himself to what other Hall of Fame pitcher? [ Answer ]
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