Herb Score Dies at 75 - Indians Pitcher & Broadcaster

[stopbush]

I grew up with this guy as the Indians broadcaster.


Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died today at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, the team said in a statement. He was 75 and had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002.

A hard-throwing left-hander, Score pitched for the Indians from 1955-59. He was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1955 after going 16-10. He went 20-9 in 1956 and was twice named to the All-Star team. He also led the American League in strikeouts in 1955 and 1956.

But Score's career took a sad and nearly tragic turn on May 7, 1957, when Gil McDougald of the New York Yankees lined a ball off Score's right eye, breaking his nose and a number of bones in his face. As Score lay fallen on the field covered in blood, the public address announcer asked the crowd at Municipal Stadium, "If there is a doctor in the stands, will he please report to the playing field."

Fearful of being hit again, Score changed his pitching motion, with less than favorable results. After two losing seasons in Cleveland he pitched parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox. He never won more than nine games after the injury and retired in 1962 with a 55-46 record and 837 strikeouts in 858-plus innings.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-score12-2008nov12,0,2234049.story

[Auggie]

1. I grew up with him too.

He helped get us through all those years of losing. I'll never forget that great voice of his.