• Dodger greats Carl Erskine, left, Sandy Koufax, center and Don Newcombe throw out first pitch in the season opener against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in the season opening game Monday, March 31, 2008. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • Carl Erskine #17 and manager Tommy Lasorda #2 of the Los Angeles Dodgers talk before the final game for the Dodgers in Dodgertown before taking on the Houston Astros in a Spring Training game at Holman Stadium on March 17, 2008 in Vero Beach, Florida. Erskine played at Dodgertown 50 years ago, played the National Anthem on his harmonica before the game. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
  • Carl Erskine #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays the National Anthem on his harmonica before the final game for the Dodgers in Dodgertown before taking on the Houston Astros in a Spring Training game at Holman Stadium on March 17, 2008 in Vero Beach, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
  • Carl Erskine, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, watches from the sidelines during warm ups before an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)