#151 Jim Brewer

Sadly died two day after 50^th birthday....car accident....Very effective reliever ....Bread and butter pitch; screwball....and was  bread and butter to the Dodgers from 1968 up to arrival of Mike Marshall in 1974....Starting out 1960, debuted with the Cubs...never found his niche largely lackluster at best in Wringleyville....At one point MLB record stood at 1-11.....Most notable moment was a fight with then Cincy Red's Billy Martin....Brewer would up with a broken orbit bone, done for the season....incident resulted in the courts and settlement reached nearly a decade later....Billy was unrepentant even then.... patient:  traded to Dodgers 5 year earlier before he was given chief fireman duties once Ron Peranowski departed for Minnesota in 1968....best season 1972 almost unbeatable 1.27 ERA..... took situational relief work with Marshall in tow....went from 20 saves to 0 despite a lowered ERA..... a poor start in 1975 was the antecedent to cross town trade to the Angels....was able to salvage the remainder of the year sporting a 1.82 ERA....continued with journeyman work into 1976 his last season....record for his last two years 7 wins-2 losses.