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CY YOUNG
Updated: August 2025
Posted: October 2022
DODGERS
Right-Handed Pitcher
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.
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Orel Hershiser
The Lowest Earned Run Average in a Season
The Lowest Earned Run Average in a Season
- 20th All-Time
- 2.03 ERA
- 1985
MLB RECORD BOOK
Orel Hershiser
Pitched 59 Scoreless Innings in a Row
Pitched 59 Scoreless Innings in a Row
- 1st All-Time
- 59.0 Shutout Innings
- August 30, 1988 - September 28, 1988
MLB RECORD BOOK
Orel Hershiser
Pitched Five Shutouts in One Month
Pitched Five Shutouts in One Month
- 2nd All-Time
- 5 SHO
- September
- 1988
1988
Gold Glove Award
Orel Hershiser
The Finest in the Field
Orel Hershiser
Pitcher
1988
Cy Young Award
Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
- Cy Young Award 1988
MLB RECORD BOOK
Orel Hershiser
Pitched Eight Shutouts in One Season
Pitched Eight Shutouts in One Season
- 52nd All-Time
- 8 SHO
- 1988
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Shutouts in a Season
The Most Shutouts in a Season
- 3rd All-Time
- 8 SHO
- 1988
LEAGUE LEADER
OREL HERSHISERLead the League in Wins: 23
National League Regular Season
1988
NLCS MVP
OREL HERSHISERNL Championship Series Most Valuable Player
1988
WORLD SERIES MVP
OREL HERSHISERWorld Series Most Valuable Player
1988
AP AOY
OREL HERSHISERAssociated Press Athlete of the Year
1988
DODGER ALL-STARS
OREL HERSHISERDODGER ALL-STAR YEARS
- PITCHER: 1987
- 1988
- 1989
COMEBACK PLAYER
OREL HERSHISERMLB Comeback Player of the Year
1991
1993
Silver Slugger
Pitcher
Pitcher
Orel Hershiser
Los Angeles
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
DODGERS ALL-TIME LEADER BOARDS
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Games Pitched in Dodgers History
The Most Games Pitched in Dodgers History
- 15th All-Time
- 353 APP
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Games Started in Dodgers History
The Most Games Started in Dodgers History
- 10th All-Time
- 309 GS
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Wins in Dodgers History
The Most Wins in Dodgers History
- 11th All-Time
- 135 W
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Orel Hershiser
The Highest Winning Percentage in Dodgers History
The Highest Winning Percentage in Dodgers History
- 23rd All-Time
- .558 WPCT
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Losses in Dodgers History
The Most Losses in Dodgers History
- 10th All-Time
- 107 L
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Orel Hershiser
The Lowest Earned Run Average in Dodgers History
The Lowest Earned Run Average in Dodgers History
- 18th All-Time
- 3.12 ERA
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Strikeouts in Dodgers History
The Most Strikeouts in Dodgers History
- 7th All-Time
- 1,456 SO
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Orel Hershiser
The Most Walks in Dodgers History
The Most Walks in Dodgers History
- 14th All-Time
- 667 BB
OREL'S BASEBALL CARD
OREL HERSHISER'S BAT
Orel Hershiser
Pitcher
ANDREW CASTLE AWARD
1988
Orel Hershiser
By Kim Kulish
LA Daily News
Andrew Castle Award for Photographic Excellence
- Top Dodger Photo of the Year
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
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Sports Illustrated
October 31, 1988
The New Mr. October
Orel Hershiser 1988
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 1988
Sportsman of the Year
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 DodgersAfter 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.
2004
Media Guide
- Hershiser '88
Art of the Game
Autographed Pencil Drawing By Christoper Pauluso
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Orel Hershiser Painting
2025 Ventura County Fair
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