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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Jersey Born


A look at Garden State-born Major League Baseball Players. Some you will know and some are unknown to us all, but represented Jersey in the show.

Ray Narleski (Camden, NJ)
Indians/Tigers 1954-1959
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/narlera01.shtml 

Career Highlights: In 1955 for Cleveland, was 9-1, with an AL leading 60 games pitched and lead the league in saves, with 19. Pitched in 1954 World Series against New York Giants, giving up two runs in two appearances. Was involved in a five-player trade that included Billy Martin.

His father, Bill, played a couple of seasons with the Red Sox (1929-30).