Bill Hurst Explained

Bill Hurst
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:28 April 1970
Birth Place:Miami Beach, Florida
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 18
Debutyear:1996
Debutteam:Florida Marlins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:1996
Finalteam:Florida Marlins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games
Stat1value:2
Stat2label:Win–loss record
Stat2value:0–0
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:1
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William Hansel Hurst (born April 28, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball player.

Hurst played for Palmetto High School in Miami, and then for Central Florida Community College.

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur entry draft, on December 10, 1992, he was released by the Cardinals. On March 12, 1995, he signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.

He started 1996 by saving 30 games with a 2.20 ERA for the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League. He debuted in the majors on September 18, 1996. Hurst pitched in two games for the Florida Marlins in the 1996 season. He pitched two innings and had one strike out, with a walk, and not allowing a run to score.

Hurst is Jewish, and appears in the fifth edition of Jewish Major Leaguers baseball cards.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Big League Jews. . January–February 2020 . 12 . 137 . 19.
  2. Web site: Fifth issue in baseball series honours record setters, '08 big leaguers . 2009-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828084346/http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/200903031391/Fifth-issue-in-baseball-series-honours-record-setters-08-big-leaguers.html . 2009-08-28 . dead . The Jewish Tribune.