William Hansel Hurst is a former Major League Baseball

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 player.

Hurst played for Palmetto High School

Miami Palmetto High School

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 in Miami, and then for Central Florida Community College

Central Florida Community College

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.

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 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

Portland Sea Dogs

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 of the Eastern League. He debuted in the majors on September 18, 1996. Hurst pitched in two games for the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 in the 1996

1996 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves ; John Wetteland, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Bernie Williams**American League Division Series*National League Championship Series MVP: Javy López...

 season. He pitched two inning

Inning

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s and had one strike out

Strike Out

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, with a walk

WALK

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, and not allowing a run to score.

Hurst is Jewish

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, and appears in the fifth edition of Jewish Major Leaguers baseball cards.http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/200903031391/Fifth-issue-in-baseball-series-honours-record-setters-08-big-leaguers.html

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