Steve Bedrosian
| Steve Bedrosian | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 6th, 1957 Methuen , United States 
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| Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| August 14, 1981 with the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| August 9, 1995 with the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win - Loss | 76-79 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 921 |
| Saves | 184 |
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| Last update: March 15, 2020 | |
Stephen Wayne "Steve" Bedrosian , nicknamed Bedrock , (born December 6, 1957 in Methuen , Massachusetts ) is a retired American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) as pitcher of Armenian descent. In 1987 he won the Cy Young Award of the National League (NL). With the Minnesota Twins he won the 1991 World Series .
Bedrosian's son Cameron was selected in the 2010 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and has also played in the MLB since 2014.
Career
Bedrosian attended the University of New Haven and played baseball there. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1978 . In 1981 he made his MLB debut on August 14 at the age of 23 against the Los Angeles Dodgers . In the game, Bredosian pitched 2 ⁄ 3 innings . The game lost the Braves 0-5. The 1985 season was the only season in which the right-hander only played as a starting pitcher . This year he had seven wins , 15 losses and set the record for the most games started without pitching a complete game.
Bedrosian was swapped with Milt Thompson from the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Smith and Ozzie Virgil on December 10, 1985 and retrained by the Phillies to a relief pitcher . In his first year as a relief pitcher, he had 29 saves . 1987 would be his best year as a baseball player in the MLB. This season he had five wins, three losses with an earned run average of 2.83. With 40 saves he also led the MLB in these statistics. Because of these achievements, he was given the NL Cy Young Award and was elected to the NL All-Star Team .
On June 18, 1989, he moved to the San Francisco Giants . With the Minnesota Twins he won the 1991 World Series . On August 9, 1995, he made his last game in the MLB. In this game he pitched 1 / 3 innings. The Giants lost the game 3 to 9 against Cincinnati Reds .
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
- Steve Bedrosian on Baseball-Almanac.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sammy Sucu: The 10 Most Influential Armenians in Sports History. In: Bleacher Report . April 24, 2012, accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Player information and statistics from Cam Bedrosian. In: Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score, Aug. 14, 1981. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ David Nemec, Scott Flatow: Great Baseball Feats, Facts & Firsts . Signet Book, New York 2008, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 , pp. 107 (English, google.de ).
- ↑ 1985 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Murray Chass: Phillies' Bedrosian Cy Young Winner. In: New York Times . November 11, 1987, p. 11 , accessed March 15, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score, August 9, 1995. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, accessed March 15, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bedrosian, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bedrosian, Stephen Wayne (full name); Bedrock (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Methuen , Massachusetts |