Johnny Podres was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1955 World Series, pitching a shutout in Game 7 against the New York Yankees to help the Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series title before the team moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. He led the National League in earned run average and shutouts in 1957, and in winning percentage in 1961. He was of Lithuanian-Polish descent.
Presented is the hardcover book “Brooklyn’s Only Yankee Killer” by Johnny Podres. He signed the book on the title page in blue ballpoint (“9”) with the inscription, “To Kevin – All the Best”.
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