Major League Baseball Player. For twelve seasons (1951, 1953 to 1963), he was a pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox. He was the 1958 World Series Most Valuable Player. Born Robert Lee Turley, he attended Central High School in East St. Louis, Illinois and upon graduation, he signed as an amateur free agent with the Browns in 1948. Following an accomplished Minor League career for which included his posting of a 23 win, 5 loss record while with Aberdeen in 1949, he marked his Major League debut with the Browns on September 29th, 1951. After the Browns' relocation to Baltimore in 1954, Turley earned the distinction as being the first pitcher to start a home game with the Orioles. He received All-Star status (1954) as he led the league with 185 strikeouts. His time in Baltimore was short-lived as he was acquired by New York during the off-season of 1954 and experienced his most accomplished years in a Yankee uniform. In 1955, he earned All-Star status for a second consecutive season as he recorded 17 wins while contributing for the Yankees' squad which captured the pennant that year. This was the first of four consecutive Fall Classics he was a part of. In 1956, he experienced his first world championship and in 1958 he earned World Series MVP honors as he appeared in 4 games; he produced 2 wins with 13 strike outs with a 2.76 ERA in 16 innings pitched as the Yankees topped the Milwaukee Braves. Additionally in 1958, he was recipient of the Cy Young Award for his league-leading 21 victories while receiving All-Star honors. In 1960, he saw action in his final World Series and totaled a combined 4 win, 3 loss record with a 3.19 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 15 games and 53 innings pitched. In 310 regular season games, he compiled a 101 win, 85 loss record with a lifetime 3.64 ERA in 1,712 innings pitched. After retiring as a player, he served as pitching coach with the Boston Red Sox (1964). In 1954, he threw a pitch over 103 mph, making one of the fastest pitchers of all time. He went onto become an executive with a Georgia-based financial company. He died from liver cancer.