Back When There Was Baseball

Back When There Was Baseball: George "Doc" Medich


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Who was the last New York Yankees pitcher to win a game in "Old Yankee Stadium" before the refurbishment? It is our guest this week, George "Doc" Medich. Doc won the last Yankees victory in "Old Yankee Stadium" on September 29, 1973, before the Yankees moved to Shea Stadium for the 1974-1975 seasons. Doc Medich is an incredible story of a very good baseball pitcher who also went to medical school during spring training until 1973. Listen in as "Doc" tells stories about those years with the Yankees along with coming home to Pittsburgh in 1976 and finishing out his career in Texas and finally in Milwaukee. He had a 124-105 career record, mostly as a starting pitcher, with an ERA of 3.78, Back When There Was Baseball.

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