1958
Born September 16, 1958
Buffalo, NY, USA
Orel Hershiser Marquee
b. September 16, 1958 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1983–1994, 2000, Cleveland Indians 1995–1997, San Francisco Giants 1998, New York Mets 1999
In 1988 he went 23-8 with eight shutouts and a 2.26 earned run average across 267 innings, led the National League in wins and shutouts, and won the Cy Young Award, a Gold Glove, the National League Championship Series award and the World Series award. Los Angeles won the championship. Four of a season's trophies is about as many as one pitcher can hold.
Seven years later, with Cleveland, he was the most valuable player of the American League Championship Series, so he holds that award in both leagues, seven years and one league apart. Eighteen seasons in all gave him 204 wins against 150, 2,014 strikeouts and a 3.48 earned run average over 3,130 innings, and three All-Star selections.
He pitched for four clubs and lasted until he was forty-one. The writers gave him 11 percent of the vote in 2006 and 4 percent in 2007, which took him off after two years, and committees have taken him up twice. The 1988 season is what the name means, and it was one season.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 5 | 1984, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998 |
| Player of the Week | 4 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| ALCS MVP | 1 | 1995 |
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 1988 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1988 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1988 |
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 1988 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 1993 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1988 |
| The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | 1 | 1988 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1988 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 1988 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | LAD | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | LAD | 45 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .200 |
| 1985 | LAD | 37 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .197 |
| 1986 | LAD | 37 | 71 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .239 |
| 1987 | LAD | 40 | 90 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .211 |
| 1988 | LAD | 36 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .129 |
| 1989 | LAD | 35 | 77 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .182 |
| 1990 | LAD | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | LAD | 21 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .258 |
| 1992 | LAD | 35 | 68 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .221 |
| 1993 | LAD | 34 | 73 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .356 |
| 1994 | LAD | 22 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .205 |
| 1995 | CLE | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CLE | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | SFG | 34 | 66 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .152 |
| 1999 | NYM | 32 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .145 |
| 2000 | LAD | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 521 | 810 | 65 | 163 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 182 | 8 | .201 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3.38 |
| 1984 | LAD | 11 | 8 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 189.2 | 160 | 56 | 50 | 150 | 2.66 |
| 1985 | LAD | 19 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 239.2 | 179 | 54 | 68 | 157 | 2.03 |
| 1986 | LAD | 14 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 231.1 | 213 | 99 | 86 | 153 | 3.85 |
| 1987 | LAD | 16 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 264.2 | 247 | 90 | 74 | 190 | 3.06 |
| 1988 | LAD | 23 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 267.0 | 208 | 67 | 73 | 178 | 2.26 |
| 1989 | LAD | 15 | 15 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 256.2 | 226 | 66 | 77 | 178 | 2.31 |
| 1990 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4.26 |
| 1991 | LAD | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 112.0 | 112 | 43 | 32 | 73 | 3.46 |
| 1992 | LAD | 10 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 210.2 | 209 | 86 | 69 | 130 | 3.67 |
| 1993 | LAD | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.2 | 201 | 86 | 72 | 141 | 3.59 |
| 1994 | LAD | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 135.1 | 146 | 57 | 42 | 72 | 3.79 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 167.1 | 151 | 72 | 51 | 111 | 3.87 |
| 1996 | CLE | 15 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.0 | 238 | 97 | 58 | 125 | 4.24 |
| 1997 | CLE | 14 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 195.1 | 199 | 97 | 69 | 107 | 4.47 |
| 1998 | SFG | 11 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 202.0 | 200 | 99 | 85 | 126 | 4.41 |
| 1999 | NYM | 13 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 179.0 | 175 | 91 | 77 | 89 | 4.58 |
| 2000 | LAD | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 24.2 | 42 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 13.14 |
| Career | — | 204 | 150 | 510 | 466 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2939 | 1211 | 1007 | 2014 | 3.48 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser made a major-league debut on September 1, 1983.
2000
Final major-league game: Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser played a final major-league game on June 26, 2000.
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