Larry Sherry - 1935-2006



Well, the card says "Tigers" but if you were 11 years old in 1959 and living in Southern California, Larry Sherry and "Dodgers" will always be synonomous. Koufax, Drysdale, Podres, and Sherry stitched up the World Series that year for our almost brand new Dodgers. He finished all four Dodger wins that year and won the series MVP. And in the Coliseum, too, possibly the worst possible stadium for baseball in the country -- including the minor leagues.

There never were all that many Jewish baseball players but L.A. had two of the best that year in Koufax and Sherry. And now The Times this morning says Larry Sherry is dead at 71. God rest his soul.