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'''Herbert Jude Score''' (June 7, 1933 &ndash; November 11, 2008) was an ] ] ] and ]. He pitched for the ] and ] from 1955 through 1962. He was ] and ] ] for the Cleveland Indians from 1964-1997. '''Herbert Jude Score''' (June 7, 1933 &ndash; November 11, 2008) was an American ] ] and ] in ] (MLB). He pitched for the ] from 1955 through 1959 and the ] from 1960 through 1962. He was the ] (AL) ] in 1955, and an AL ] in 1955 and 1956. Due to an on-field injury that occurred in 1957, he retired early as a player in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/latest/remembering-herb-score|title=Remembering Herb Score|first=Stephaie (May 7, 2011)|last=Liscio|work=]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Score was a television and radio ] for the Cleveland Indians from 1964 through 1997. He was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2006.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Herb Score was born in ], ] in 1934. At 3, he was run over by a truck and later had ]. As a teenager, he starting playing basketball and baseball at Holy Name of Mary School until he moved with his family to ], ]. In 1952, he threw six ] for the ] baseball team, when the school won its only state baseball championship.<ref name="Score Fla. Obit">''Herb Score, Big League Star who Pitched at Lake Worth, Dies at 75.'' Palm Beach Post, November 11, 2008, </ref> Herb Score was born in ] in 1933. He was given the middle name "Jude" after ], to whom his mother prayed during her pregnancy.<ref name="cyo">{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Jack |title=Herb Score, Local C.Y.O. Product |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tablet-herb-score-local-cyo-prod/160133812/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=] |date=18 June 1955 |pages=15}}</ref> At 3, he was run over by a truck and later had ].<ref name="Score Florida Obit" /> As a child, he started playing ] basketball and baseball at Holy Name of Mary ] in ], where he made his ] and ].<ref name="cyo" />


As a teenager, he moved with his family to ]. In 1952, he threw six ] for the ] baseball team, when the school won its only state baseball championship.<ref name="Score Florida Obit"> ''Palm Beach Post'', November 11, 2008{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}}</ref>
On June 7, 1952, his 19th birthday, he signed a baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was sent to ] of the American Association where he made 10 pitching starts. In 1953, he moved to Cleveland's Class A affiliate, Reading (Pennsynvania) of the Eastern League. There he met and became lifetime friends with, future ]er ], from the Bronx, New York. For the 1954 season, both were promoted to Indianapolis-Triple-A. Score was named '']'' Minor League Player of the Year and began to be referred to as "left-handed ]".<ref name="Score Bio">http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1b133b89</ref>

On June 7, 1952 (his 19th birthday), he signed a baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was sent to ] of the American Association where he made 10 pitching starts. In 1953, he moved to Cleveland's Class A affiliate, Reading (Pennsylvania) of the Eastern League. At Reading, he became a roommate and lifetime friend with ], a near future Cleveland Indians ] ] and ] from ], ].<ref name="Wancho">{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/8899e413 |title= Rocky Colavito|first=Joseph|last=Wancho|work=] |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=February 23, 2019 }}</ref> For the 1954 season, both were promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis. Score won ] and began to be referred to as "left-handed ]".<ref name="Score Bio">{{cite web|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1b133b89|title=Herb Score - Society for American Baseball Research|work=SABR.org|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>


==MLB playing career== ==MLB playing career==
===Cleveland Indians (1955-1959)===
In {{By|1955}}, Score came up to the Major Leagues (with Colavito) as a rookie with the ] at the age of 21. He quickly became one of the top ]s in the ], no small feat on a team that still included ], ] and other top pitchers, going 16&ndash;10 with a 2.85 ] (ERA) in his first year.<ref name="Score Stats">http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scorehe01.shtml</ref> He appeared on the cover of ] magazine on May 30, 1955.<ref name="Score Bio" />Score struck out 245 batters in 1955, a Major League rookie record that stood until {{By|1984}}, when it was topped by ] (Score, Gooden, ], ], ], ], ] and ] were the only eight rookie pitchers to top 200 strikeouts in the 20th century). It was the first time in MLB history a regular starting pitcher averaged over one strikeout per inning.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1170229/index.htm | title=What Took You So Long? | work=Sports Illustrated | date=June 7, 2010 | accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref>


===Cleveland Indians (1955–1959)===
In {{By|1956}}, Score improved on his rookie campaign, going 20&ndash;9 with a 2.53 ERA and 263 strikeouts, while reducing the number of walks from 154 to 129, and allowed only 5.85 hits/9 innings<ref name="Score Stats" />, which would stand as a franchise record until it was broken by ]'s 5.30 in {{By|1968}}.
In {{Baseball year|1955}}, Score came up to the major leagues (with Colavito) as a rookie with the ] at the age of 21. He quickly became one of the top ]s in the ], no small feat on a team that still included Feller, ], and other top pitchers, going 16&ndash;10 with a 2.85 ] in his first year.<ref name="Score Stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scorehe01.shtml|title=Herb Score Stats|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> He appeared on the cover of '']'' magazine on May 30, 1955.<ref name="Score Bio" /> Score struck out 245 batters in 1955, a major league rookie record that stood until {{Baseball year|1984}}, when it was topped by ] (Score, Gooden, ], ], ], ], ], and ] were the only eight rookie pitchers to top 200 strikeouts in the 20th century). It was the first time in major league history that a regular starting pitcher averaged over one strikeout per inning.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1170229/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608033044/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1170229/index.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 8, 2010 | title=What Took You So Long? | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=June 7, 2010 | access-date=June 7, 2010}}</ref>


In {{Baseball year|1956}}, Score improved on his rookie campaign, going 20&ndash;9 with a 2.53 earned run average and 263 strikeouts, while reducing the number of walks from 154 to 129, and allowed only 5.85 hits per 9 innings,<ref name="Score Stats" /> which remained a franchise record until it was broken by ]'s 5.30 in {{Baseball year|1968}}.
====Batting accident====
On May 7, {{By|1957}}, during the first inning against the ] at ] in ], Score, threw a low ] to his ] ] and was struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Yankee ] ], breaking Score's facial bones and injuring his eye. McDougald seeing Score hit by the baseball and then lying down and injured, ran immediately to the ] instead of ] to help Score. McDougald reportedly vowed to retire if Score permanently lost his sight in one eye as a result of the accident. Score eventually recovered his 20/20 vision, though he missed the rest of the season.


====Injury from Gil McDougald's line drive====
He returned back late in the {{By|1958}} season.<ref name="Score Bio" />Though many believe Score feared being hit by another batted ball, and thus changed his pitching motion, Score himself rejected that theory. Score would tell Cleveland sportswriter ] (for ''The Curse of Rocky Colavito'') that, in 1958, after pitching and winning a few games and feeling better than he'd felt in a long time, he tore a tendon in his arm while pitching on a damp night against the ] and sat out the rest of the season.
On May 7, {{Baseball year|1957}}, during the first inning of a night game against the ] at ] in ], Score threw a low ] to ] with ] catching. McDougald lined the pitch to the mound and struck Score in the face, breaking Score's facial bones and injuring his eye. The ball caromed to third baseman ], who threw McDougald out before he rushed to the ] to aid Score. McDougald, seeing Score hit by the baseball and then lying down and injured, also ran immediately to the pitching mound, instead of ], to help Score. McDougald reportedly vowed to retire if Score permanently lost his sight in one eye as a result of the accident. Score eventually recovered his 20/20 vision, though he missed the rest of the season.


He returned early in the {{Baseball year|1958}} season.<ref name="Score Bio" /> Though many believe he feared being hit by another batted ball, and thus changed his pitching motion, Score rejected that theory. Score would tell Cleveland sportswriter ] (for ''The Curse of Rocky Colavito'') that, in 1958, after pitching and winning a few games and feeling better than he'd felt in a long time, he tore a tendon in his arm while pitching on a damp night against the ] and sat out the rest of the season.
In 1959, he'd shifted his pitching motion in a bid to avoid another, similar injury. "The reason my motion changed," Score told Pluto, "was because I hurt my elbow, and I overcompensated for it and ended up with some bad habits." As a result of the changes Score made in his pitching delivery, his velocity dropped and he incurred further injuries. Score pitched the full {{By|1959}} season, going 9&ndash;11 with a 4.71 ERA and 147 strikeouts.<ref name="Score Stats" />


In 1959, he shifted his pitching motion in a bid to avoid another, similar injury. "The reason my motion changed", Score told Pluto, "was because I hurt my elbow, and I overcompensated for it and ended up with some bad habits." As a result of the changes Score made in his pitching delivery, his velocity dropped and he incurred further injuries. Score pitched the full {{Baseball year|1959}} season, going 9&ndash;11 with a 4.71 earned run average and 147 strikeouts.<ref name="Score Stats" />
In the book "The Greatest Team Of All Time" (Bob Adams, Inc, publisher. 1994), ] picked Herb Score as the toughest American League left-handed pitcher he faced (before the injury). ] picked Herb for his "Greatest Team Of All Time".


In the book ''The Greatest Team Of All Time'' (Bob Adams, Inc, publisher. 1994), ] picked Score as the toughest American League left-handed pitcher he faced (before the injury). ] picked Score for his "Greatest Team Of All Time".
===Chicago White Sox (1960-1962)===
Score was traded to the ] after the 1959 season, and pitched parts of the following three seasons before retiring. He finished with a major league career record of 55&ndash;46, 3.36 ERA, and 837 strikeouts over eight seasons in 858{{fraction|1|3}} ].<ref name="Score Stats" />


===Chicago White Sox (1960–1962)===
==MLB broadcasting career==
Score was traded to the ] by Cleveland on April 18, 1960 for pitcher ].<ref>''Plain Dealer'', April 19, 1960</ref> Score's roommate, Colavito, was traded to the Detroit Tigers the previous day.<ref name="Wancho"/> Score was reunited on the Chicago team with some former Indians players and manager Al Lopez.<ref name="Score Bio"/> Score pitched parts of the following three seasons before retiring. He finished with a major league career record of 55&ndash;46, a 3.36 earned run average, and 837 strikeouts over eight seasons in 858{{fraction|1|3}} ].<ref name="Score Stats" />
Score retired from playing baseball in 1963. Beginning in 1964, he was employed as a television and radio play-by-play announcer with the Cleveland Indians for the next 34 years, first on television from {{By|1964}}&ndash;{{By|1967}}, and then on radio from {{By|1968}}&ndash;{{By|1997}}, the longest career for an Indians play-by-play announcer. Score was revered by the Indians fans for his announcing style, including a low voice and a low-key style, as well as a habit of occasionally mispronouncing the names of players on opposing teams. Score's final Major League Baseball game as an announcer was Game 7 of the ].<ref name="Score Obit">http://www.legacy.com/NS/Obituary.aspx?pid=120069466</ref>


==Retirement & death== ==Broadcasting career==
Score retired from playing baseball in 1962. Beginning in 1964, he was employed as a television and radio play-by-play announcer with the Cleveland Indians for the next 34 years, first on television from {{Baseball year|1964}} to {{Baseball year|1967}}, and then on radio from {{Baseball year|1968}} to {{Baseball year|1997}}, the longest career for an Indians play-by-play announcer. Score was revered by the Indians fans for his announcing style, including a low voice and a low-key style, as well as a habit of occasionally mispronouncing the names of players on opposing teams. Score's final Major League Baseball game as an announcer was Game 7 of the ].<ref name="Score Obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/ns/herb-score-obituary/120069466|title=Herb Score Obituary on Legacy.com|work=Legacy.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
On October 8, 1998, while driving to ] after being inducted into the the night before, Score was severely injured in a traffic accident.<ref>Scholz, Karin. 1998. Herb score hospitalized after truck slams auto. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), October 9, 1998.</ref> Score pulled into the path of a westbound tractor-trailer truck near ], and his car was struck in the passenger side.<ref>Score has condition upgraded, stays in intensive care. 1998. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), October 10, 1998.</ref> He suffered trauma to his brain, chest and lungs. The ] around one of his eyes was fractured, as were three ribs and his sternum. He spent over a month in the ], and was released from MetroHealth Hospital in mid-December.<ref>Hoynes, Paul. 1998. Score moved out of intensive care. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), November 13, 1998.</ref><ref>1998. Score out of hospital, still doesn't recall crash. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), December 12, 1998.</ref> He was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign.<ref>Associated Press. 1998. Score, in hospital, cited for failure to yield. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), October 12, 1998.</ref><ref>http://ww.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2008/11/former_indians_broadcaster_her</ref>


==Retirement and death==
He went through a difficult recovery, but managed to throw out the first pitch at the Indians' ] on April 12, 1999.<ref>Crump, Sarah. 1999. First pitch Score's on opening day. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), April 9, 1999.</ref> Herb Score had a stroke in 2002 and died on November 11, 2008 at his home in ], after a lengthy illness.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The Indians wore a patch on their uniform during the 2009 season to honor him.
On October 8, 1998, while driving to ] after being inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044443/http://www.broadcastershalloffame.com/ |date=2008-12-08 }}</ref> the night before, Score was severely injured in a traffic accident.<ref>Scholz, Karin. 1998. Herb score hospitalized after truck slams auto. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), October 9, 1998.</ref> He pulled into the path of a westbound tractor-trailer truck near ], and his car was struck in the passenger side.<ref name=cpd1>{{cite news|last=Dolgan|first=Bob|title=Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75|url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2008/11/former_indians_broadcaster_her.html|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419183454/http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2008/11/former_indians_broadcaster_her.html |archive-date=2009-04-19|date=November 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>Score has condition upgraded, stays in intensive care. 1998. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), October 10, 1998.</ref> He suffered trauma to his brain, chest, and lungs. The ] around one of his eyes was fractured, as were three ribs and his sternum. He spent over a month in the ], and was released from MetroHealth Hospital in mid-December.<ref>Hoynes, Paul. 1998. Score moved out of intensive care. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), November 13, 1998.</ref><ref>1998. Score out of hospital, still doesn't recall crash. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), December 12, 1998.</ref> He was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign.<ref>Associated Press. 1998. Score, in hospital, cited for failure to yield. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), October 12, 1998.</ref>


He went through a difficult recovery, but managed to throw out the first pitch at the Indians' ] on April 12, 1999.<ref>Crump, Sarah. 1999. First pitch Score's on opening day. ''Plain Dealer'' (Cleveland, Ohio), April 9, 1999.</ref> He suffered a stroke in 2002, and died on November 11, 2008, at his home in ], after a lengthy illness.<ref name=cpd1/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081111&content_id=3674156&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|title=Indians legend Score passes away|work=MLB.com|access-date=April 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082608/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081111&content_id=3674156&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-date=2012-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is interred at Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River. The Indians wore a memorial patch on their uniform during the 2009 season to honor him.
==Baseball awards==
===High School===
*1952: Florida State Baseball Championship (])<ref name="Score Fla. Obit" />


==Awards and honors==
===Professional===
*1954: ] MVP<ref name="Score Bio" />
*1954: '']'' Minor League Player of the Year<ref name="Score Bio" />
*1955: Rookie of the Year (AL)<ref name="Score Stats" />
*1955: All-Star (AL)<ref name="Score Stats" />
*1956: All-Star (AL (AL)<ref name="Score Stats" />
*2006: Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame<ref>http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060711&content_id=1552065&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle</ref>


===Baseball===
==Broadcasting & other awards==

*1992: Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame<ref>http://clevelandsportshall.com/category/name/s-v/</ref>
====High school====
*1998: Cleveland Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame<ref>http://www.clevelandpressclub.com/hall-of-fame-archives.aspx</ref>
* 1952 Florida State Baseball Championship (])<ref name="Score Florida Obit" />
*1998: Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame<ref>http://broadcastershalloffame.com/year.htm</ref>

====Professional====
* ] Most Valuable Player Award – 1954<ref name="Score Bio" />
* '']'' Minor League Player of the Year – 1954<ref name="Score Bio" />
* ] ] – 1955<ref name="Player Stats"/>
* Two-time American League ] – 1955, 1956<ref name="Player Stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scorehe01.shtml#pitching_standard::none|title=Herb Score Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
* Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame – 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060711&content_id=1552065&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|title=Indians Hall of Fame returns|work=MLB.com|access-date=April 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211034434/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060711&content_id=1552065&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-date=2015-02-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame (class of 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clevelandsportshall.com/category/name/s-v/|title=S-V - Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame|work=ClevelandSportsHall.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>

===Broadcasting===
* Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (class of 1996) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabcleveland.com/CAb_Cleveland/Hall_of_Fame.html|title=Hall of fame|work=CABCleveland.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
* Cleveland Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame (class of 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressclubcleveland.com/hall-of-fame-archives.aspx|title=The Press Club of Cleveland - Serving and honoring communications professionals since 1887 - Hall of Fame Archives|first=thunder::tech :: an integrated marketing|last=agency|work=PressClubCleveland.com|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
* Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame (class of 1998)<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302120526/http://www.broadcastershalloffame.com/year.htm |date=March 2, 2014 }}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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* {{Find a Grave|31292318}} * {{Find a Grave}}
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* in This Day at Baseball
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 31 December 2024

American baseball player (1933-2008)

Baseball player
Herb Score
Score in 1955
Pitcher
Born: (1933-06-07)June 7, 1933
Rosedale, New York, U.S.
Died: November 11, 2008(2008-11-11) (aged 75)
Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1955, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1962, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record55–46
Earned run average3.36
Strikeouts837
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Herbert Jude Score (June 7, 1933 – November 11, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher and announcer in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1955 through 1959 and the Chicago White Sox from 1960 through 1962. He was the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 1955, and an AL All-Star in 1955 and 1956. Due to an on-field injury that occurred in 1957, he retired early as a player in 1962. Score was a television and radio broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians from 1964 through 1997. He was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2006.

Early life

Herb Score was born in Rosedale, New York in 1933. He was given the middle name "Jude" after St. Jude, to whom his mother prayed during her pregnancy. At 3, he was run over by a truck and later had rheumatic fever. As a child, he started playing CYO basketball and baseball at Holy Name of Mary parish in Valley Stream, New York, where he made his First Communion and Confirmation.

As a teenager, he moved with his family to Lake Worth, Florida. In 1952, he threw six no-hitters for the Lake Worth Community High School baseball team, when the school won its only state baseball championship.

On June 7, 1952 (his 19th birthday), he signed a baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was sent to Indianapolis of the American Association where he made 10 pitching starts. In 1953, he moved to Cleveland's Class A affiliate, Reading (Pennsylvania) of the Eastern League. At Reading, he became a roommate and lifetime friend with Rocky Colavito, a near future Cleveland Indians home run hitter and right fielder from the Bronx, New York. For the 1954 season, both were promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis. Score won The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award and began to be referred to as "left-handed Bob Feller".

MLB playing career

Cleveland Indians (1955–1959)

In 1955, Score came up to the major leagues (with Colavito) as a rookie with the Cleveland Indians at the age of 21. He quickly became one of the top power pitchers in the American League, no small feat on a team that still included Feller, Bob Lemon, and other top pitchers, going 16–10 with a 2.85 earned run average in his first year. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine on May 30, 1955. Score struck out 245 batters in 1955, a major league rookie record that stood until 1984, when it was topped by Dwight Gooden (Score, Gooden, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Don Sutton, Gary Nolan, Kerry Wood, Mark Langston, and Hideo Nomo were the only eight rookie pitchers to top 200 strikeouts in the 20th century). It was the first time in major league history that a regular starting pitcher averaged over one strikeout per inning.

In 1956, Score improved on his rookie campaign, going 20–9 with a 2.53 earned run average and 263 strikeouts, while reducing the number of walks from 154 to 129, and allowed only 5.85 hits per 9 innings, which remained a franchise record until it was broken by Luis Tiant's 5.30 in 1968.

Injury from Gil McDougald's line drive

On May 7, 1957, during the first inning of a night game against the New York Yankees at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Score threw a low fastball to Gil McDougald with Jim Hegan catching. McDougald lined the pitch to the mound and struck Score in the face, breaking Score's facial bones and injuring his eye. The ball caromed to third baseman Al Smith, who threw McDougald out before he rushed to the pitching mound to aid Score. McDougald, seeing Score hit by the baseball and then lying down and injured, also ran immediately to the pitching mound, instead of first base, to help Score. McDougald reportedly vowed to retire if Score permanently lost his sight in one eye as a result of the accident. Score eventually recovered his 20/20 vision, though he missed the rest of the season.

He returned early in the 1958 season. Though many believe he feared being hit by another batted ball, and thus changed his pitching motion, Score rejected that theory. Score would tell Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto (for The Curse of Rocky Colavito) that, in 1958, after pitching and winning a few games and feeling better than he'd felt in a long time, he tore a tendon in his arm while pitching on a damp night against the Washington Senators and sat out the rest of the season.

In 1959, he shifted his pitching motion in a bid to avoid another, similar injury. "The reason my motion changed", Score told Pluto, "was because I hurt my elbow, and I overcompensated for it and ended up with some bad habits." As a result of the changes Score made in his pitching delivery, his velocity dropped and he incurred further injuries. Score pitched the full 1959 season, going 9–11 with a 4.71 earned run average and 147 strikeouts.

In the book The Greatest Team Of All Time (Bob Adams, Inc, publisher. 1994), Mickey Mantle picked Score as the toughest American League left-handed pitcher he faced (before the injury). Yogi Berra picked Score for his "Greatest Team Of All Time".

Chicago White Sox (1960–1962)

Score was traded to the Chicago White Sox by Cleveland on April 18, 1960 for pitcher Barry Latman. Score's roommate, Colavito, was traded to the Detroit Tigers the previous day. Score was reunited on the Chicago team with some former Indians players and manager Al Lopez. Score pitched parts of the following three seasons before retiring. He finished with a major league career record of 55–46, a 3.36 earned run average, and 837 strikeouts over eight seasons in 8581⁄3 innings pitched.

Broadcasting career

Score retired from playing baseball in 1962. Beginning in 1964, he was employed as a television and radio play-by-play announcer with the Cleveland Indians for the next 34 years, first on television from 1964 to 1967, and then on radio from 1968 to 1997, the longest career for an Indians play-by-play announcer. Score was revered by the Indians fans for his announcing style, including a low voice and a low-key style, as well as a habit of occasionally mispronouncing the names of players on opposing teams. Score's final Major League Baseball game as an announcer was Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

Retirement and death

On October 8, 1998, while driving to Florida after being inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame the night before, Score was severely injured in a traffic accident. He pulled into the path of a westbound tractor-trailer truck near New Philadelphia, Ohio, and his car was struck in the passenger side. He suffered trauma to his brain, chest, and lungs. The orbital bone around one of his eyes was fractured, as were three ribs and his sternum. He spent over a month in the intensive care unit, and was released from MetroHealth Hospital in mid-December. He was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign.

He went through a difficult recovery, but managed to throw out the first pitch at the Indians' Opening Day on April 12, 1999. He suffered a stroke in 2002, and died on November 11, 2008, at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. He is interred at Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River. The Indians wore a memorial patch on their uniform during the 2009 season to honor him.

Awards and honors

Baseball

High school

Professional

Broadcasting

  • Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame (class of 1996)
  • Cleveland Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame (class of 1998)
  • Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame (class of 1998)

See also

References

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