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Barry Zito League
5-5-2100
Mark Hershberger Starting Pitcher
Retired (1971, Age 42)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.55 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 245-220 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 12-06-1928
K 3441 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 20 years
(114 games)
IP 4418.1
WHIP 1.23 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1971
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity C    Mentor Val B-
Speed F  Bunt D+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm D- WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 OAK
12
 10
28
28
1
1
0
 0
198.0
 176 76 71 1 64
158
1.21
3.23
1951 OAK
14
 11
36
36
1
0
0
 0
243.1
 209 88 81 0 67
198
1.13
3.00
1952 OAK
9
 11
33
33
0
0
0
 0
215.0
 177 87 79 5 63
181
1.12
3.31
1953 OAK
15
 7
35
35
1
1
0
 0
228.0
 195 86 81 0 71
186
1.17
3.20
1954 OAK
13
 7
29
29
0
0
0
 0
190.1
 168 68 63 0 50
168
1.15
2.98
1955 OAK
13
 9
29
29
1
0
0
 0
197.0
 189 88 84 2 72
148
1.32
3.84
1956 OAK-NYA
12
 17
36
36
1
1
0
 0
249.2
 211 100 89 0 59
178
1.08
3.21
1957 COL
20
 7
36
36
2
1
0
 0
247.2
 224 100 91 1 59
204
1.14
3.31
1958 ARI
14
 11
36
36
0
0
0
 0
248.2
 201 83 72 2 64
205
1.07
2.61
1959 ARI
6
 17
34
33
0
0
0
 0
214.2
 193 93 87 0 62
170
1.19
3.65
1960 ARI
12
 8
34
34
5
3
0
 0
241.1
 221 91 84 0 63
203
1.18
3.13
1961 ARI
11
 10
30
30
3
1
0
 0
197.2
 186 87 84 0 62
155
1.25
3.82
1962 LAN
11
 6
33
33
2
1
0
 0
222.2
 218 90 79 1 69
192
1.29
3.19
1963 LAN
12
 10
33
33
3
3
0
 0
229.0
 205 88 81 0 67
166
1.19
3.18
1964 LAN
8
 18
31
31
6
2
0
 0
199.2
 211 100 81 1 69
150
1.40
3.65
1965 WAS
12
 6
25
25
4
3
0
 0
176.0
 152 67 66 1 50
129
1.15
3.38
1966 WAS
14
 9
33
33
3
1
0
 0
226.0
 224 98 96 1 74
158
1.32
3.82
1967 COL
12
 11
36
36
1
0
0
 0
227.1
 234 104 99 3 77
165
1.37
3.92
1968 SF
7
 11
26
26
1
0
0
 0
151.0
 158 98 94 2 64
109
1.47
5.60
1969 STL
13
 6
25
25
1
0
0
 0
162.0
 165 70 69 3 54
108
1.35
3.83
1970 STL
4
 12
23
23
1
0
0
 0
105.0
 136 86 75 2 35
67
1.63
6.43
1971 CLE
1
 6
7
7
1
0
0
 0
48.1
 66 40 39 0 10
43
1.57
7.26
2100
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
245
 220
668
667
38
18
0
 0
4418.1
 4119 1888 1745 25 1325
3441
1.23
3.55
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Mark Hershberger now holds the league record for career innings pitched.
1971-11-01Mark Hershberger has retired from the Oakland Fiery Rivers
1971-08-30The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have sent Sal Schramka to the minors.
1971-08-30The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have acquired Mark Hershberger from the waiver wire.
1970-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Randy Crimian to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1970-03-29Mark Hershberger has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-11-01Mark Hershberger now holds the league record for career pitching games started.
1969-03-31The St. Louis Writers have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1969-03-31Mark Hershberger has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-11-01Mark Hershberger now holds the league record for career strikeouts.
1968-03-30The San Francisco Seals have promoted T.R. Roberge to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Bruce DiPietro to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Rex Blume to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Jim DeLancey to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1968-03-30Mark Hershberger has signed with the San Francisco Seals for $0.65M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Myron Kirk to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Slim Frye to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted George Farrell to the major league team.
1967-03-29Mark Hershberger has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $8.2M per year for 1 year.
1966-09-02Mark Hershberger of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1966-03-29The Washington Insiders have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Chris Mullen to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Ray Boswell to the major league team.
1966-03-29Mark Hershberger has signed with the Washington Insiders for $8.15M per year for 1 year.
1965-08-30Mark Hershberger of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
1965-05-15Mark Hershberger of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1965-03-31The Washington Insiders have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Gene Naymick to the major league team.
1965-03-31Mark Hershberger has signed with the Washington Insiders for $14.95M per year for 1 year.
1964-08-07Mark Hershberger of the Los Angeles Storm is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1963-11-01Mark Hershberger now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1963-04-12Mark Hershberger of the Los Angeles Storm has thrown a no-hitter against the Houston Lonestars.
1961-09-13Mark Hershberger of the Arizona Storm is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1959-04-12Mark Hershberger of the Arizona Heat is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1958-03-29The Arizona Heat have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1958-03-29Mark Hershberger has signed with the Arizona Heat for $12.93M per year for 7 years.
1957-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Nate Zimmerman to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted John Bass to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Pokey Armstrong to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Frank McReynolds to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Evans DeKoning to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Al Wessinger to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Whitey Sherry to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Hal Davison to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Kyle Volz to the major league team.
1957-03-29Mark Hershberger has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $13.5M per year for 1 year.
1956-07-05A trade has been completed between the New York Robber Barons and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive Joe Stone, Ike Martinez, Lee Escalera, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 NYA (Wayne Shopay), Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 NYA (Oscar Dee) from the New York Robber Barons in exchange for Mark Hershberger.
1955-05-19Mark Hershberger of the Oakland Senators is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1954-07-27Mark Hershberger of the Oakland Senators is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1954-03-28The Oakland Senators have promoted Gil Houtteman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1953-11-01Mark Hershberger now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1953-10-23The Oakland Senators have sent Gil Houtteman to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1953-04-20Mark Hershberger of the Oakland Senators has thrown a no-hitter against the Chicago Wildebeest.
1952-08-08Mark Hershberger of the Oakland Senators is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1951-03-28The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted George Green to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Bobby Schulte to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Reggie Taber to the major league team.
1950-10-23The Oakland Senators have sent George Green to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Bobby Schulte to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-10-03The Oakland Senators have promoted Hanley Varga to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team.
1950-09-25The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-07-02The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Hanley Varga to the minors.
1950-06-29The Oakland Senators have promoted Hanley Varga to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-06-26The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Hanley Varga to the minors.
1950-06-22The Oakland Senators have promoted Hanley Varga to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-06-21The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Hanley Varga to the minors.
1950-06-15The Oakland Senators have promoted Hanley Varga to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-06-13The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Hanley Varga to the minors.
1950-06-10The Oakland Senators have sent Mark Hershberger to the minors.
1950-03-25The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Hershberger to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted George Green to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Elmer Holden to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Bobby Schulte to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Reggie Taber to the major league team.