Remembering Indiana native and Dodgers great Carl Erskine
by: Ashley Fowler
Jackie Robinson, first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, receives pinch on the cheek congratulations from winning pitcher Clem Labine, left, and starting pitcher Carl Erskine, after knocking in all three runs in an August 1, 1948 game vs. Milwaukee Braves at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
Erskine, a native of Anderson, Indiana, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the age of 97. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)