Former pitcher Jim Poole dies at the too young age 57 from Lou Gehrig‘s Disease:

The most notable moment of his career came in 1995, when Cleveland won the AL pennant and faced the Braves in the World Series. Poole made two appearances in that Series, the second of them in a scoreless Game 6 with the Indians needing a win to force a decisive Game 7.

Taking over for Dennis Martinez with two on and two out in the fifth, Poole escaped the jam by fanning Hall of Fame slugger Fred McGriff. But Justice led off the sixth with a towering homer over the right-field fence that would be the lone run in Atlanta’s championship-clinching victory. Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combined on a one-hitter in the 1-0 win.

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My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Poole’s best season came in 1993 for the Orioles. Despite a low K rate and a high walk rate, he limited opponents to 30 hits in 50 1/3 innings for a 2.15 ERA. He allowed just two home runs to 197 batters faced. A left-hander, he destroyed lefty hitters that season and did almost as good a job against right-handers.

With most of his work coming in the steroid era, he gave up just 41 homers in 363 innings.