Sandy Koufax, pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18, 1964 at spring training. (AP Photo)
In 1961, Koufax was pitching and Sherry was catching against the Minnesota Twins in a spring training game in Florida. Koufax was struggling with his control, something that had plagued the left-hander up to that point.
Koufax walked his first three hitters, prompting Sherry to visit the mound. He suggested Koufax take some speed off his fastball to gain better control. The advice helped contribute to Koufax’s turnaround, and he went on to be hailed as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
“He had a good eye for people’s talent and what they were doing wrong,” Mike Sherry told the AP by phone. “He helped them with some subtle direction. He was really low-key and unassuming.”
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Norm Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers teammate of Sandy Koufax, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES Norm Sherry, whose suggestion to Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Sandy Koufax helped the future Hall of Fame pitcher reach his potential, has died. He was 89.
Sherry died Monday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in San Juan Capistrano, California, his son Mike told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
He played just five years in the majors, hitting .215 with 18 home runs and 69 RBI. He was with the Dodgers from 1959-62 and finished his career with the Mets in 1963.
But it was Sherry s contributions without a bat that helped along the careers of Koufax and Don Sutton, another Hall of Fame pitcher for the Dodgers who died in January.
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