John Joseph "Johnny" Podres (born September 30, 1932 in Witherbee, New York) is a former Major League baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1953-55, 1957-67); Detroit Tigers (1966-67), and San Diego Padres (1969). Podres helped his Dodgers teams win the World Series in 1955, 1959 and 1963. In the 1955 Series he beat the Yankees 8-3 in Game Three and shut them out 2-0 in Game Seven, brings its first WS championship to Brooklyn in 8 tries, including five consecutive MVP Award and was honored as the sportsman of the year by Sports Illustrated magazine. Photo of Johnny Podres on the pitchers mound at Dodger Stadium for the 1955 Dodgers reunion. Photo dated August 28, 2005.
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