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SPORTSMEM817 · 10-26-2017, 04:05 PM

Journeyman pitcher for three clubs he was a professional baseball player and manager, and a farmer. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran, member of Delmarva Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Professional Baseball Players Association. Chuck had time to get in six outings in 1951 with the Charleston Rebels of the class A South Atlantic League,and had a 1-1 record going before being called by the United States Military Service for duty during the Korean War. Churn returned to baseball in 1953 in time to get in 25 appearances with Charleston again and the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association, going 6-7 with a 1.97 ERA. Chuck established himself as a man to watch when he went 11-3 for the Denver Bears in 1954, helping them to the Western League pennant. Chuck kept right on mowing them down, going 13-8 for New Orleans in 1955 and 9-8 again with the Pelicans in 1956, pitching over 180 innings both years.
It was finally show time for the tall pitcher and he started the 1957 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, working in five games out of the bullpen with no decisions; he finished out the year with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League with a 9-7 record and a 2.78 ERA. This caught the Boston Red Sox's eye, and on December 2nd they drafted Chuck in the 1957 Rule V Draft. He never took the mound for the Red Sox, being claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians on March 26, 1958. Churn was with the Indians just long enough to appear in six games and was sold to the Cincinnati Redlegs on May 5th. He was sent to the Pacific Coast League and went 9-11 for the Seattle Rainiers in 1958. On May 6, 1959, the Redlegs traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Clarence Nottingham Churn earned a World Championship ring as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959, his final season. Chuck, who made it into one game against the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, contributed a 3-2 record plus a save in 14 games towards the Dodgers' National League pennant. Chuck earned a victory on September 11th in relief of Sandy Koufax. The victory was at the expense of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Elroy Face. It was Face's only loss in his 18-1 season. That season finished out Chuck's major league time. He had spent parts of three seasons in the show, finishing up with a 3-2 record and a 5.10 ERA while appearing in 25 games.... plus he had a ring! He also had the distinction of being the last pitcher to face future Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter, who popped up in his last at major league bat.
For whatever reason Chuck wasn't quite ready to quit baseball just yet and spent the next eight years, all in the minors, from Class A to AAA, with nine different teams, finally hanging it up in 1967 at the age of 37 with a 111-82 record and a 3.90 ERA while pitching 1,781 innings

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10-26-2017, 04:05 PM	#693
SPORTSMEM817 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 563	Chuck Curn former Pirate Indian and Dodger passed away at the age of 87 Journeyman pitcher for three clubs he was a professional baseball player and manager, and a farmer. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran, member of Delmarva Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Professional Baseball Players Association. Chuck had time to get in six outings in 1951 with the Charleston Rebels of the class A South Atlantic League,and had a 1-1 record going before being called by the United States Military Service for duty during the Korean War. Churn returned to baseball in 1953 in time to get in 25 appearances with Charleston again and the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association, going 6-7 with a 1.97 ERA. Chuck established himself as a man to watch when he went 11-3 for the Denver Bears in 1954, helping them to the Western League pennant. Chuck kept right on mowing them down, going 13-8 for New Orleans in 1955 and 9-8 again with the Pelicans in 1956, pitching over 180 innings both years. It was finally show time for the tall pitcher and he started the 1957 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, working in five games out of the bullpen with no decisions; he finished out the year with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League with a 9-7 record and a 2.78 ERA. This caught the Boston Red Sox's eye, and on December 2nd they drafted Chuck in the 1957 Rule V Draft. He never took the mound for the Red Sox, being claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians on March 26, 1958. Churn was with the Indians just long enough to appear in six games and was sold to the Cincinnati Redlegs on May 5th. He was sent to the Pacific Coast League and went 9-11 for the Seattle Rainiers in 1958. On May 6, 1959, the Redlegs traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Clarence Nottingham Churn earned a World Championship ring as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959, his final season. Chuck, who made it into one game against the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, contributed a 3-2 record plus a save in 14 games towards the Dodgers' National League pennant. Chuck earned a victory on September 11th in relief of Sandy Koufax. The victory was at the expense of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Elroy Face. It was Face's only loss in his 18-1 season. That season finished out Chuck's major league time. He had spent parts of three seasons in the show, finishing up with a 3-2 record and a 5.10 ERA while appearing in 25 games.... plus he had a ring! He also had the distinction of being the last pitcher to face future Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter, who popped up in his last at major league bat. For whatever reason Chuck wasn't quite ready to quit baseball just yet and spent the next eight years, all in the minors, from Class A to AAA, with nine different teams, finally hanging it up in 1967 at the age of 37 with a 111-82 record and a 3.90 ERA while pitching 1,781 innings http://www.doughtyfuneralhome.com/m/...ial&id=2028860 Attached Images Last edited by SPORTSMEM817; 10-26-2017 at 04:07 PM.