We remember Victor John Angelo Raschi who was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on this day in 1919. He died in 1988.
Vic Raschi, as we remember him, broke with the Yankees in 1946 and joined the rotation in 1948: 19-8, a 3.87 ERA & 18 complete games.
Raschi won 63 over the next 3 seasons, 21 each year. He was part of a great pitching rotation along with Allie Reynolds and Eddie Lopat. He was super in 6 World Series: 5-3 and a 2.24 ERA.
In early 1954, Vic was traded to the Cardinals. On April 23, 1954 he gave up Hank Aaron’s first HR.
Raschi played on the great Yankees teams who won the World Series in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 & 1953.
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