Eric Show
American baseball player (1956-1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Eric Snow.
Eric Vaughn Show (/ˈʃaʊ/; May 19, 1956 – March 16, 1994) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres and holds the team record for most career wins (100). Show was a member of the first Padres team to play in the World Series in 1984. On September 11, 1985, he surrendered Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd career hit.
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Eric Show | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1956-05-19)May 19, 1956 Riverside, California, U.S. | |
Died: March 16, 1994(1994-03-16) (aged 37) Dulzura, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 1981, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1991, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 101–89 |
Earned run average | 3.66 |
Strikeouts | 971 |
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Show's later life was affected by drug abuse; at age 37, he was found dead in his room at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in 1994.[1]