Steve Bedrosian
| Steve Bedrosian | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 6, 1957 Methuen, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 14, 1981 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 9, 1995 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics | |
| Games pitched | 732 |
| Win–loss record | 76–79 |
| Earned run average | 3.38 |
| Saves | 184 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (born December 6, 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Nicknamed "Bedrock", he played from 1981 to 1995 with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins. In 1985, his only full season as a starter, Bedrosian went 7–15 and set a Major League record for most starts in a single season without a complete game (37).[1]
Bedrosian was traded by the Braves to the Phillies in the off-season and was converted to a reliever before the 1986 season. In his first year in relief, he saved 29 games. His best season came in 1987 when he posted a 5–3 record for the Phillies with a 2.83 earned run average, recorded a league-leading 40 saves, and was named the National League Cy Young Award winner. Since Bedrosian, only three other relievers, Mark Davis, Dennis Eckersley and Éric Gagné, have won Cy Young honors (Davis won the National League award in 1989 while with the San Diego Padres; Eckersley won the American League award and was the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1992 with the Oakland Athletics; Gagné won the National League award in 2003 with the Los Angeles Dodgers).
He was traded to the Giants during the 1989 season to help their pennant drive that year. In 1990, he won the Willie Mac Award, voted upon by his teammates, honoring his spirit and leadership.
As a member of the Minnesota Twins, Bedrosian faced his former team in the 1991 World Series.
Currently, Bedrosian resides in Newnan, Georgia, where he serves on the Coweta county board of education and is an assistant baseball coach at East Coweta high school. In 2008, Bedrosian was inducted into the Coweta Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Bedrosian also played college baseball at the University of New Haven and has been inducted into its hall of fame. [citation needed]
Bedrosian has two sons: Cameron, who played for East Coweta High School and was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2010 MLB Draft; and Kyle, who played for Mercer University and is a pitching coach at local baseball academy Home Plate.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.107, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Camp, Tommy (2008-10-14). "Bedrosian, Cronic among Hall of Fame class". The Times-Herald. http://www.times-herald.com/sports/Bedrosian-Cronic-among-Hall-of-Fame-class-567495. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Todd Worrell |
National League Saves Champion 1987 |
Succeeded by John Franco |
| Preceded by Mike Scott |
National League Cy Young Award 1987 |
Succeeded by Orel Hershiser |
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- New Haven Chargers baseball players
- American people of Armenian descent
- Atlanta Braves players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Cy Young Award winners
- National League All-Stars
- National League saves champions
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- People from Methuen, Massachusetts
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- People from Coweta County, Georgia
- Kingsport Braves players
- Greenwood Braves players
- Savannah Braves players
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