Billy Loes

Billy Loes was a right-handed pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1961. Born December 13, 1929, in New York, he spent the majority of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–56), before moving to the Baltimore Orioles (1956–59) and San Francisco Giants (1960–61). He appeared in three World Series with Brooklyn, including the 1955 championship — the only World Series title won by the franchise in Brooklyn. Loes finished his career with an 80–63 record, 645 strikeouts, and a 3.89 ERA across 1,190 innings, and was named to the American League All-Star team in 1957.