Norm Sherry, 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.
He played just five years in the majors, hitting .215 with 18 home runs and 69 RBIs. 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 the careers of Koufax and Don Sutton, another Hall of Fame pitcher who died in January.
