He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season .
Eugene Mathew Brabender ( August 16 , 1941 -- December 27 , 1996 ) , nicknamed Lurch , was an American Major League Baseball pitcher .
Eugene Mathew Brabender was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season .
Eugene Mathew Brabender ( August 16 , 1941 -- December 27 , 1996 ) , nicknamed Lurch , was an American Major League Baseball pitcher .