Q: This player was the son of one of baseball's greatest hitters. He won two World Series rings with the St. Louis Cardinals; one as a player in 1946 and another as a coach in 1967. And he managed the Cincinnati Reds for two years (1964 & 1965). But his claim to fame was for hitting a pennant-clinching home run in 1950 as a Left Fielder for the Philadelphia Whiz Kids. The place was Ebbets Field, the opponent was the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Philadelphia had a slim one game lead in the standings. If Brooklyn won, a three game playoff would be necessary. On the last day of the season, he came to bat in the top of the 10th with the scored tied at 1. With two men on, he hit a home run that led the Phillies to their first National League pennant in 35 years. The home run was so famous that he was immortalized in Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea.
Who was he?
A: Dick Sisler
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