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Nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" for his strong and infallible arm, Furillo added some pop with his bat. Arriving in the major leagues in 1946 , he played an instrumental role in the Dodgers' 1949 pennant-winning season, Batting .322 with 18 Home Run s and 106 RBI . He had another outstanding season in 1953 , collecting 21 home runs, 91 runs batted in and a league-leading .344 average. Furillo played in seven World Series with the Dodgers, winning in 1955 and 1959 . The Dodgers released him in 1960 while he was injured, then Furillo sued the team, eventually collecting $21,000. He would later maintain that he was blackballed as a result and couldn't find a job within the sport – a charge later denied by Commissioner Ford Frick . In his 15-year career, Furillo batted .299, with 192 home runs, 1058 RBI, 895 Runs , 1910 Hits , 324 Doubles , 56 Triples , 48 Stolen Base s, a .458 Slugging Percentage and 514 Walks for a .355 On Base Percentage . As an outfielder, he had 3322 Putout s, 151 Assists , 34 Double Play s and 74 Errors in 3547 Total Chances , for a .979 Fielding Average . Carl Furillo died in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania at 66 years of age. HIGHLIGHTS
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