Ernest Daniel White was an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Baseball

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 player who pitched

Pitcher

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 in the major leagues

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 from 1940–43 and 1946-48. A native of Pacolet Mills, South Carolina

Pacolet, South Carolina

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, he threw left-handed, batted right-handed, stood 5'11½" (182 cm) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).

White pitched for two National League

National League

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 clubs, the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 and Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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, during his seven-year MLB career, and was a member of three pennant-winners and one World Series

World Series

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 champion. In 108 games, he won 30 and lost 21 contests, with an earned run average

Earned run average

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 of 2.78. All thirty victories came during his first four years in the league as a Cardinal. He served in the U.S. Army

United States Army

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 during World War II

World War II

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 and missed the 1944-45 seasons.

He pitched a complete-game shutout

Shutout

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 in Game 3 of the 1942 World Series

1942 World Series

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, defeating the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 2-0 at Yankee Stadium

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, as the Cardinals beat New York in five games in the only World Series ever lost by the Yanks during Joe McCarthy's 15+ year term as manager. During the previous season, , White enjoyed his best campaign, winning 17 of 24 decisions, compiling an ERA of 2.40, and finishing sixth in the NL Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player

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 poll.

After his playing career ended with Boston's NL championship, White embarked on a 15-year (1949–62; 1964) career as a minor league

Minor league baseball

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 manager

Manager (baseball)

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 in the farm systems of the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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, Kansas City Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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, Yankees and New York Mets

New York Mets

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, winning three league championships. His 1952 Columbia Reds won 100 regular-season games, but lost in the Sally League

Southern League (baseball)

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 playoffs. White also spent one season, , as pitching coach

Coach (baseball)

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 of the Mets on the staff of legendary Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

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.

Ernie White died in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

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, at the age of 57 from complications following knee surgery.

External links

• Ernie White at Find a Grave
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