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During the 1988 Major League Baseball season, pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers set the MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a run against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations.
Consecutive scoreless innings pitched. 59 – Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers – August 30, 1988 through September 28, 1988. (does not include 8 scoreless innings pitched in Game 1 of the 1988 NLCS or 2/3 scoreless innings pitched on April 5, 1989 to open the next season) Consecutive hitless innings pitched
Hershiser in 1988 led the league in wins (23), innings (267), shutouts (8) and complete games (15). He was third in ERA at 2.26. [18] He finished the season with a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, breaking the mark of 58 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, held by former Dodger Don Drysdale. The streak began on August 30, when he pitched four ...
The shutout victory means that the Dodgers have now pitched 33 consecutive scoreless innings, tying the record set by the Baltimore Orioles across Games 1-4 of the 1966 World Series, in which they ...
Lowest walks plus hits per inning pitched: Addie Joss.968 Most saves Mariano Rivera: 652 Highest win–loss percentage Spud Chandler: 71.7% Most games Jesse Orosco: 1,252 Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched Orel Hershiser: 59 [a]
In 1968, the "year of the pitcher", Drysdale set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 + 2 ⁄ 3 consecutive scoreless innings, winning NL Player of the Month honors in June and starting the All-Star Game in Houston. [3] The scoreless innings record was broken by fellow Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser 20 years later ...
Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL ...
During his tenure with the team, Ford set numerous World Series pitching records, including consecutive scoreless innings (33), wins (10), games started (22), innings pitched (146), and strikeouts (94). The Yankees retired his uniform number 16 in 1974 and dedicated a plaque in his honor in Monument Park in 1987.