Dale Mohorcic

Dale Mohorcic
Pitcher
Born: January 25, 1956 (1956-01-25) (age 55) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 31, 1986 for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1990 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	16-21
Earned run average	3.49
Strikeouts	174
Teams
Texas Rangers (1986–1988) New York Yankees (1988–1989) Montreal Expos (1990)

Dale Mohorcic (born January 25, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1990. Mohorcic was a star at Cleveland State University. After playing on farm teams for the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates, Mohorcic signed with the Texas Rangers in 1985. His first two years, Mohorcic pitched well, having an ERA under 3.00. He holds a major league baseball record of 13 consecutive team games with a relief appearance, which he set from August 6–20, 1986. He was traded on August 30, 1988 to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante. His last year was with the Montreal Expos in 1990.

In a 1987 game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Mohorcic was accused of doctoring the baseball. Umpires found no evidence of wrongdoing at the time, but after the game Mohorcic complained of a sore throat, and was admitted to a hospital where it was discovered that he was suffering internal bleeding as a result of having Crohn's disease and taking the pain reliever naproxen. It was erroneously reported by Peter Gammons that Mohorcic's bleeding was caused by swallowing sandpaper.

Mohorcic played the part of Angels starting pitcher Dave Spiewak in the 1988 movie The Naked Gun.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Box score of the Mohorcic "sandpaper game"

References

Persondata
Name	Mohorcic, Dale
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 25, 1956
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death