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After compiling a 5-1 won/loss mark for Brooklyn in 1951 , Labine shut out the New York Giants in Game 2 of the National League pennant playoff, 10-0. He was almost summoned to relieve in the ninth inning of Game 3, but reportedly was having trouble harnessing his Curveball in the Bullpen ; Dodger Manager Chuck Dressen called on Ralph Branca instead. As history would have it, Branca threw the pitch that Bobby Thomson hit for a pennant-wnning, three-run Home Run that brought the Giants back from a 4-1 deficit - labeled as baseball's " Shot Heard 'Round The World ." Labine went on to enjoy several stellar seasons for the Dodgers as a Relief Pitcher . He led the NL with 60 games pitched and 10 relief victories in 1955 , the year the Dodgers finally brought a World Championship to Brooklyn. Although the Save was not yet an official statistic, he has been retroactively credited with leading the NL twice (1956-57) in that category and was an All-Star both years. Labine accompanied the Dodgers to Los Angeles when they relocated in 1958, and finished his career with the Detroit Tigers , Pittsburgh Pirates and - very briefly - the New York Mets , pitching in three games during the Mets' debut 1962 season. Over all or parts of 13 seasons, he appeared in 513 games, winning 77 and losing 56 (.579) with a 3.63 Earned Run Average . He appeared in 13 World Series games, winning two and losing two, with a 3.16 ERA. EXTERNAL LINK |
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