2nd to California, 1400 MLB players born in Pennsylvania. Show us your Pennsy guys

[tedzan]

Thanks for the Carl Furillo post. I recall many fond memories of Carl from my youth.

He was known as the "Reading Rifle" because he had one of the greatest throwing arms in BB history. In 1951, I saw him play in Ebbets Field in an
exciting game vs the Giants. Carl threw out a runner at Homeplate from his position in RF with a 300-foot throw on the fly.
And, quite a number of times Carl would pick off a runner who hit a single to RF when the runner rounded beyond 1st base. Carl would throw to Gil
Hodges behind the runner and get him out.
Plus, Carll swung a pretty good bat. (career BA = .299), with a NL leading .344 in 1953.


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Carl's first three BB cards.


TED Z
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