Orel Hershiser

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Orel Hershiser is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his record-setting 1988 season and World Series MVP performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
AllStarSelection 1987
1988
1989
awardReceived 1988 Gold Glove Award
1988 National League Championship Series MVP Award
1988 National League Cy Young Award
1988 World Series Most Valuable Player Award
1989 Silver Slugger Award
bats right
collegeAttended Bowling Green State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1958-09-16
draftedBy Los Angeles Dodgers
draftRound 17th round
draftYear 1979
familyName Hershiser
finalMLBGameDate 2000-06-26
finalMLBTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
fullName Orel Leonard Hershiser IV
givenName Orel
hallOfFameInduction Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
height approximately 6 ft 3 in
jerseyNumber 55
knownFor 1988 World Series MVP performance with the Los Angeles Dodgers
record-setting 1988 season
MLBDebutDate 1983-09-01
MLBDebutTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
nickname Bulldog
notableSeason 1988 Major League Baseball season
placeOfBirth Buffalo, New York, United States
playedFor Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
positionPlayed pitcher
recordHeld 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched
recordSetInSeason 1988
religion Christianity
roleAfterRetirement baseball broadcaster
pitching coach
teamIn1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
throws right
workedFor ESPN
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team
WorldSeriesChampion 1988


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