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Bruce Hurst
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Birthdate: 3/24/1958    
Height / Weight: 6' 3" / 215 lbs. Place of Birth: St. George, UT, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

An aggressive, tireless worker, Bruce Hurst spent his first two major league seasons, 1980-81, bouncing back-and-forth with the Boston Red Sox and Pawtucket of Class-AAA. In 1982 and 1983 the 6-ft, 3-inch, 215 pound, left-hander went a combined 15-19 win/loss for the Red Sox. In 1984, the fastballer completed 9-of-33 starts, 218 innings and had a 12-12 record, with a solid 3.92 ERA for the Red Sox. In 1985 Hurst went 11-13, then 13-8 in ’86, and 15-13 in ’87. He recorded his 1000 strike out in 1988 and had a 18-6 record, 3.66 ERA which helped bring Boston win its 2nd AL Crown in three years – 1986 and 1988. He lost two decisions in the playoffs against Oakland despite striking out 12 in 13 innings of work.

Bruce Hurst signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres prior to the 1989 season and went 15-11 and posted a career-best 2.69 ERA while pitching in a bigger ballpark. In ’90 he was 11-9, 3.14 ERA and 15-8, 3.29 ERA in 1991. After a solid 14-9, 3.85 ERA in ’92, Hurst had shoulder surgery in the winter and then pitched for five different teams in ’93. … baseballhistorian.com – Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1980 BOS (AL) 12 7 2 2 0 0 0 30.2 39 33 31 4 16 0 16 4 2 2 9.10
1981 BOS (AL) 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 23.0 23 11 11 1 12 2 11 2 1 0 4.30
1982 BOS (AL) 28 19 3 7 0 0 0 117.0 161 87 75 16 40 2 53 5 3 0 5.77
1983 BOS (AL) 33 32 12 12 0 6 2 211.1 241 102 96 22 62 5 115 1 3 2 4.09
1984 BOS (AL) 33 33 12 12 0 9 2 218.0 232 106 95 25 88 3 136 1 6 1 3.92
1985 BOS (AL) 35 31 11 13 0 6 1 229.1 243 123 115 31 70 4 189 3 3 4 4.51
1986 BOS (AL) 25 25 13 8 0 11 4 174.1 169 63 58 18 50 2 167 6 3 0 2.99
1987 BOS (AL) 33 33 15 13 0 15 3 238.2 239 124 117 35 76 5 190 3 1 1 4.41
1988 BOS (AL) 33 32 18 6 0 7 1 216.2 222 98 88 21 65 1 166 5 2 3 3.66
1989 SDP (NL) 33 33 15 11 0 10 2 244.2 214 84 73 16 66 7 179 8 0 0 2.69
1990 SDP (NL) 33 33 11 9 0 9 4 223.2 188 85 78 21 63 5 162 7 1 1 3.14
1991 SDP (NL) 31 31 15 8 0 4 0 221.2 201 89 81 17 59 3 141 5 3 1 3.29
1992 SDP (NL) 32 32 14 9 0 6 4 217.1 223 96 93 22 51 3 131 4 0 3 3.85
1993 SDP (NL) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 9 7 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 12.46
1993 COL (NL) 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.2 6 5 5 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 5.19
1994 TEX (AL) 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 38.0 53 30 30 8 16 0 24 1 0 0 7.11
16 years   379 359 145 113 0 83 23 2417.1 2463 1143 1052 258 740 42 1689 56 28 19 3.92
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1980 BOS (AL) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1981 BOS (AL) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1982 BOS (AL) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1983 BOS (AL) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1984 BOS (AL) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1985 BOS (AL) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1986 BOS (AL) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1987 BOS (AL) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1988 BOS (AL) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1989 SDP (NL) 33 70 4 5 0 0 0 0 9 47 0 0 0 0 8 0 .71 .177 SLG
1990 SDP (NL) 33 67 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 43 0 0 0 0 7 0 .90 .141 SLG
1991 SDP (NL) 31 67 3 9 1 0 0 6 4 23 0 0 0 0 12 0 .134 .183 SLG
1992 SDP (NL) 33 69 2 11 4 0 0 1 3 27 0 0 0 0 9 0 .159 .194 SLG
1993 SDP (NL) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .0 .0 SLG
1993 COL (NL) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1994 TEX (AL) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
16 years   380 274 11 31 5 0 0 8 20 141 0 0 0 0 37 0 .113 .173 .SLG



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