On Oct. 5, 1957, maybe the only the Hudsonian ever to play in the World Series took the mound against the New York Yankees. Bob Trowbridge pitched for the Milwaukee Braves in the third game of the World Series against the New York Yankees. Trowbridge didn't do well that day against the powerhouse Yankees but he was a big reason the Braves made it to the World Series, where they eventually overcame the Yankees. That year, Trowbridge had seven wins and five losses with an earned run average of 3.64. He pitched particularly well in the last month of the season, including a three-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs.
Trowbridge was a star on the diamond at Hudson High School in the late 1940s and signed with the then Boston Braves in 1950. He served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War, and then returned to baseball, playing parts of five seasons in the major leagues.
His contemporaries from Hudson frequently said he was the finest athlete they had ever seen, and was particularly skilled off the field in bowling and darts.
Trowbridge returned to Hudson after his baseball career ended, working at the Hudson Correctional Facility. He passed away in 1980 and is buried in Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson.
Summary of Trowbridge's career by the Society for American Baseball Research: sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-trowbridge/
Thanks to Rare Sportsflims, Inc. ( www.raresportsfilms.com/ ), for providing the History Room with this video of the inning that Trowbridge pitched in the '57 World Series.
1 ноя 2023
