Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award
The Outstanding NL Pitcher

Orel Hershiser

Pitcher
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Legend of Dodger Baseball Orel Hershiser
Legend of Dodger Baseball Orel Hershiser

DODGERS
LEGEND

Orel Hershiser


Right-Handed Pitcher

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Right-hander Orel Hershiser will forever be known for his Cy Young Award-winning regular season in 1988, which concluded with an MLB-record 59 consecutive scoreless innings. In the postseason, Hershiser sparked a Dodger championship when he captured MVP honors in both the NLCS against the Mets and the World Series against the Athletics.

LEAGUE LEADER
OREL HERSHISER
Lead the League in Wins: 23
National League Regular Season

1988

NLCS MVP
OREL HERSHISER
NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player
1988

WORLD SERIES MVP
OREL HERSHISER
World Series Most Valuable Player
1988

AP AOY
OREL HERSHISER
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
1988

1988 Gold Glove Award Orel Hershiser

1988

Gold Glove Award

Orel Hershiser
The Finest in the Field
Orel Hershiser 1988 Gold Glove Award

Orel Hershiser


Pitcher

Cy Young Orel Hershiser

1988

Cy Young Award
Orel Hershiser
The Outstanding NL Pitcher
1988 Cy Young Award Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
  • Cy Young Award 1988

DODGER ALL-STARS
OREL HERSHISER
DODGER ALL-STAR YEARS
  • PITCHER: 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989

COMEBACK PLAYER
OREL HERSHISER
MLB Comeback Player of the Year
1991

1993 Silver Slugger Award Orel Hershiser

1993

Silver Slugger
Pitcher
Orel Hershiser
Los Angeles
Orel Hershiser 1993 Silver Slugger Award
1993 National League Offensive Team
  • Fred McGriff - 1B
  • Robby Thompson - 2B
  • Matt Williams - 3B
  • Jay Bell - SS
  • Barry Bonds - OF
  • David Justice - OF
  • Lenny Dykstra - OF
  • Mike Piazza - C

OREL'S BASEBALL CARD

Orel Hershiser's Baseball Card
Back of Orel Hershiser's Baseball Card

OREL HERSHISER'S BAT

Orel Hershiser

Pitcher
Was NL Pitcher of Month for Sept. 1988. Had 5-0 record with 0.00 ERA. He fanned 34 batters in 55 innings pitched.
Orel Hershiser's Baseball Bat

Orel Hershiser Handwritten Note
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are some of mine: A World Championship for the City of LA!! A team bond that will never be broken!! And the culmination of every little boy's dream!! Wow that was a moment I will NEVER forget!!

Orel Hershiser



Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 2000. He later became a broadcast color analyst for the Dodgers. He is also a professional poker player.
Orel Hershiser:
  • After playing baseball in high school at Cherry Hill High School East and at Bowling Green State University, Hershiser was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1979.
  • After several years in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 1983.
  • During his tenure with the team, Hershiser was a three-time All-Star, finishing in the top five in Cy Young voting four times in his first six full seasons.
  • Hershiser's most successful season came in 1988, when he set a major league record by pitching 59 consecutive innings without allowing a run.
  • He helped lead the Dodgers to a championship in the 1988 World Series, and was named the National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player and the World Series MVP. That season, he won the NL Cy Young Award and an NL Gold Glove Award.
  • He later pitched in two more World Series and earned the American League Championship Series MVP Award.
  • After 12 seasons with the Dodgers, Hershiser spent time with the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets before returning to Los Angeles for his final season.

Known for his slight frame and fierce competitive spirit, Hershiser was nicknamed "Bulldog" by former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who managed Hershiser during his time with the Dodgers

After retirement as a player, he briefly worked as a coach and team executive for the Texas Rangers before serving as a color analyst for ESPN and then the Dodgers.

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Sports Illustrated Orel Hershiser 1988
Sports Illustrated
October 31, 1988

The New Mr. October


Orel Hershiser 1988
Sports Illustrated Orel Hershiser
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 1988

Sportsman of the Year


Orel Hershiser

2004 Media Guide Cover

2004

Media Guide
Cy Young Award Winner
  • Hershiser '88



Orel Hershiser