Bruce Hurst Essentials Position: PitcherBats: Left • Throws: Left6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)Born: March 24, 1958 in St. George, UT usDraft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dixie HS (St. George, UT).High School: Dixie HS (St. George, UT)Debut: April 12, 1980 (14,285th in major league history)vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ERLast Game: June 18, 1994vs. OAK 3.0 IP,…
Bill Carrigan, skipper of the 1915-16 World Series champion teams, infielders Billy Goodman (1947-57) and Pete Runnels (1958-62), southpaw Bruce Hurst (1980-88), Pawtucket Red Sox owner Ben Mondor, and former GM Haywood Sullivan are inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. Also enshrined for their contributions to the team are Cooperstown Hall of Famers Wade Boggs (1982-92), Jimmy Collins (1901-07), and right-hander Dennis Eckersley (1978-84).
1990 – San Diego SS Garry Templeton collects his 2,000th major league hit, exactly 14 years after getting his first. The Padres beat the Braves, 7 – 0, with Bruce Hurst winning over Charlie Leibrandt.
1986 – At Fenway Park, Bruce Hurst’s complete game victory gives the Boston Red Sox a 4 – 2 win and 3-2 lead in the World Series against the New York Mets. Hurst scatters 10 hits with one walk and six strikeouts.
May 13, 1980 Fred Lynn becomes the 13 Red Sox player to hit for the Cycle. BOSTON (AP) — Fred Lynn has done a lot In his short major-league career. He was the American League’s most valuable player and rookie of the year in 1975 and has led the league in slugging percentage twice…