In 1988, Orel Hershiser set the record in Major League Baseball for consecutive scoreless innings

pitched. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher's streak of 59 innings spanned from the sixth inning of an
August 30 game against the Montreal Expos to the tenth inning of a September 28 game against the San
Diego Padres, not counting eight scoreless innings he pitched to start Game 1 of the 1988 National
League Championship Series on October 4. The previous record of 58 23 innings was set by former
Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale in 1968; as the team's radio announcer, Drysdale called Hershiser's streak
as he pursued the new record. Following the regular season, Hershiser was awarded the National
League Cy Young Award. In the playoffs, he earned both the National League Championship Series Most
Valuable Player Award (MVP) and the World Series MVP Award. He also secured Sportsman of the Year
and Associated Press Athlete of the Year honors. He continued to be an effective pitcher for many
seasons, making two additional appearances in the World Series and winning the 1995 American League
Championship Series MVP Award.