Professional Baseball Player. Known as Milt "Pinky" Shoffner, his real name was Milburn James Shoffner. He played Major League Baseball for 7 seasons. He was a left handed pitcher and began his career in the minor leagues with Rochester in 1926. He made his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians, in a relief appearance, on July 20, 1929 when he was 23 years old. In that game, he struck out the legendary Babe Ruth, who he would later surrender four homeruns to. Although he pitched brilliantly at times, he was known as a hard luck pitcher throughout his career. Once, in the minor leagues, an irate fan fractured his skull with a bat. And, on another occasion, with the Cincinnati Reds in 1939, he pitched 16 scoreless innings only to be rewarded without a decision. After his first three seasons, he spent six years in the minors, won the International league pennant with the Newark Bears in 1932, and posted impressive numbers during the other seasons. He made it back to the Majors in 1937 for a few years with the Boston Braves and was picked up on waivers in 1939 by the Cincinnati Reds. He received a World Series ring with the Reds in 1940, but never pitched in the playoffs. He was traded in the off-season to the New York Giants and played for their minor league club in 1941 before retiring after 15 seasons playing professional baseball. During his career, he appeared in 134 games, with 25 wins against 26 losses, recording a 4.59 Earned Run Average.
Professional Baseball Player. Known as Milt "Pinky" Shoffner, his real name was Milburn James Shoffner. He played Major League Baseball for 7 seasons. He was a left handed pitcher and began his career in the minor leagues with Rochester in 1926. He made his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians, in a relief appearance, on July 20, 1929 when he was 23 years old. In that game, he struck out the legendary Babe Ruth, who he would later surrender four homeruns to. Although he pitched brilliantly at times, he was known as a hard luck pitcher throughout his career. Once, in the minor leagues, an irate fan fractured his skull with a bat. And, on another occasion, with the Cincinnati Reds in 1939, he pitched 16 scoreless innings only to be rewarded without a decision. After his first three seasons, he spent six years in the minors, won the International league pennant with the Newark Bears in 1932, and posted impressive numbers during the other seasons. He made it back to the Majors in 1937 for a few years with the Boston Braves and was picked up on waivers in 1939 by the Cincinnati Reds. He received a World Series ring with the Reds in 1940, but never pitched in the playoffs. He was traded in the off-season to the New York Giants and played for their minor league club in 1941 before retiring after 15 seasons playing professional baseball. During his career, he appeared in 134 games, with 25 wins against 26 losses, recording a 4.59 Earned Run Average.
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