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Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84.
His sister Pat Zailo says he died at his home in Vero Beach, Florida, of complications from a long illness.
Perranoski earned a save in relief of Johnny Podres in the 1963 World Series as the Dodgers swept the New York Yankees.
He is the third former Dodgers player to die this week, along with outfielders Jay Johnstone and “Sweet” Lou Johnson. Hours after news of Perranoski’s death broke Saturday, police announced former pitcher Charles Haeger was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Haeger was being sought by authorities in the killing of his ex-girlfriend.
