Johnny Podres was an American left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1969, spending most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He won four World Series titles with the Dodgers and is best known for pitching a shutout in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series, which gave the Brooklyn club its first championship. That performance made him the first winner of the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, which was presented that year by Sport magazine. He was born in 1932 and died in 2008.
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was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
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was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
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was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
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He is best known for pitching a shutout in game 7 of the 1955 World Series
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He played in the majors from 1953 to 1969
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