Bruce Hurst

Bruce Vee Hurst (born March 24, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher. He is best remembered for his brilliant performance for the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 postseason. He was even named 1986 World Series M.V.P. prior to the New York Mets' miraculous comeback in Game Six of the World Series.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

1988

1988 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Pitcher

1986

1986 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Bruce Hurst.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1980	BOS	2-2	9.10	12	7	0	0	30	39	33	31	16	16
1981	BOS	2-0	4.30	5	5	0	0	23	23	11	11	12	11
1982	BOS	3-7	5.77	28	19	0	0	117	161	87	75	40	53
1983	BOS	12-12	4.09	33	32	6	2	211	241	102	96	62	115
1984	BOS	12-12	3.92	33	33	9	2	218	232	106	95	88	136
1985	BOS	11-13	4.51	35	31	6	1	229	243	123	115	70	189
1986	BOS	13-8	2.99	25	25	11	4	174	169	63	58	50	167
1987	BOS	15-13	4.41	33	33	15	3	238	239	124	117	76	190
1988	BOS	18-6	3.66	33	32	7	1	216	222	98	88	65	166
1989	SDP	15-11	2.69	33	33	10	2	244	214	84	73	66	179
1990	SDP	11-9	3.14	33	33	9	4	223	188	85	78	63	162
1991	SDP	15-8	3.29	31	31	4	0	221	201	89	81	59	141
1992	SDP	14-9	3.85	32	32	6	4	217	223	96	93	51	131
1993	COL	0-1	5.19	3	3	0	0	8	6	5	5	3	6
1993	SDP	0-1	12.46	2	2	0	0	4	9	7	6	3	3
1994	TEX	2-1	7.11	8	8	0	0	38	53	30	30	16	24
Career		145-113	-	379	359	83	23	-	2463	1143	1052	740	1689

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Bruce Hurst.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1980	BOS	12	7	30	1	4	0	0	1.000
1981	BOS	5	5	23	0	2	0	0	1.000
1982	BOS	28	19	117	6	22	1	1	0.966
1983	BOS	33	32	211	12	34	2	2	0.958
1984	BOS	33	33	218	10	30	0	1	1.000
1985	BOS	35	31	229	11	32	3	0	0.935
1986	BOS	25	25	174	7	18	2	2	0.926
1987	BOS	33	33	238	12	34	3	2	0.939
1988	BOS	33	32	216	7	31	0	0	1.000
1989	SDP	33	33	244	8	42	0	2	1.000
1990	SDP	33	33	223	7	34	1	3	0.976
1991	SDP	31	31	221	7	33	2	2	0.952
1992	SDP	32	32	217	10	32	1	0	0.977
1993	COL	3	3	8	0	3	0	0	1.000
1993	SDP	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	1.000
1994	TEX	8	8	38	0	3	0	0	1.000
Career		379	359	-	98	355	15	15	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Bruce Hurst.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1980	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1981	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1982	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1983	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1984	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1986	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1987	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1988	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	SDP	33	70	4	5	0	0	9	47	0.071	0.177	0.071
1990	SDP	33	67	2	6	0	1	4	43	0.090	0.141	0.090
1991	SDP	31	67	3	9	1	6	4	23	0.134	0.183	0.149
1992	SDP	33	69	2	11	4	1	3	27	0.159	0.194	0.217
1993	COL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1993	SDP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1994	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		135	274	11	31	5	8	20	141	-	-	-

First Name	Bruce
Middle Name	Vee
Last Name	Hurst
Full Name at Birth	Bruce Vee Hurst
Age	55
Date of Birth	March 24, 1958
Birthplace	St. George, UT
Height	6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	American
High School	Dixie (St. George, UT)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	12 April 1980
Last MLB Game	18 June 1994
Draft	Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.