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Orel Leonard Quinton Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, New York) is an American former right-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, in Major League Baseball.Hershiser first gained notice as a pitcher at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft and was assigned to their farm team in Clinton, Iowa. After four more seasons in the minor leagues with San Antonio and Albuquerque, Hershiser was called up to the Dodgers on September 1, 1983See also 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 CART Racing Al Unser won the season championship Indianapo.
A fierce competitor, Hershiser was nicknamed "Bulldog"by his team manager. He had a breakthrough season in 1985See also 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader enters NASCAR CART Racing Al Unser Sr won the when he led the National LeagueThis article refers to the American baseball league. For the English cricket league of the same name, please see National League (cricket). The term National League generally refers to the organization more properly referred to as the National League of P in winning percentage. His best season was 1988See also 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Bill Elliott CART Racing Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indian when he led the league in wins (23), innings (267), and complete games (15). He finished the season with a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, breaking the mark held by Dodger great Don DrysdaleDonald Scott "Don" Drysdale ( July 23, 1936 July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Van Nuys, California. Pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed with Sandy Koufax during the 1960s to form one of. In his final start of the year on September 28September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). There are 94 days remaining. Events 480 BC The battle of Salamis is fought between the Persian and Greek navies exact date uncertain 48 BC Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King, Hershiser needed to pitch 10 shutout innings to set the mark – meaning not only that he would have to prevent the San Diego PadresFor the minor league franchise in the Pacific Coast League, see: San Diego Padres (PCL). The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. Founded 1969 ( National from scoring, but that his own team would also need to fail to score in order to ensure extra innings. The Dodgers' anemic offense was obliging, however, and Hershiser pitched the first 10 innings of a scoreless tie, with the Padres eventually prevailing 2-1 in 16 innings. Hershiser almost did not pitch in the 10th inning, in deference to Drysdale, but was convinced by the Hall of Famer to take the mound and try to break the record.
He then capped the season in the World Series by pitching a shutout in Game 2 and the clinching victory in Game 5, winning the Series MVP award. He later received both the Cy Young Award and Sports Illustrated magazine's " Sportsman of the Year" award for his accomplishments in 1988.
After averaging over 250 innings per season from 1985-89, the slender Hershiser broke down from overwork in 1990 when he tore ligaments in his elbow. Hershiser returned after the injury to still be an excellent pitcher, but he never regained his level of brilliance of the late 1980s. In 1995 he joined the Cleveland Indians, and posted a 16-6 mark to play a pivotal role in helping the team reach the World Series for the first time since 1954; he also was 14-6 for the 1997 pennant-winning Indians. He later joined the San Francisco Giants (1998) and New York Mets (1999) before rejoining the Dodgers for a final season in 2000.
In his career, Hershiser had a 204-150 regular season record with 2,014 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.48. In retirement, Hershiser has served as a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers.
