Orel Hershiser pitched for which Major League Baseball team in 1988?

Orel Hershiser pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, the season in which he became one of baseball’s biggest stars.

Hershiser went 23–8 with a 2.26 earned-run average and led the National League with 267 innings. He also completed 15 games and recorded eight shutouts, helping the Dodgers win the National League West and reach the World Series.

His most famous achievement came late in the regular season, when he extended his scoreless-innings streak to 59 innings, breaking Don Drysdale’s long-standing Major League record. Hershiser then continued his dominance in the postseason, pitching complete-game victories in the National League Championship Series and World Series.

The Dodgers defeated the Oakland Athletics in five games to win the 1988 championship. Hershiser was named both National League Cy Young Award winner and World Series Most Valuable Player. A common mix-up is confusing the 1988 Dodgers with the heavily favored Athletics, who represented the American League.