Hershiser Wins $1 Million Pact

Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser became the first baseball player this season to be awarded a $1-million salary by an arbitrator when he won his arbitration case today with the National League ballclub.

Arbitrator Howard Block ruled in favor of Hershiser’s bid of $1 million instead of the Dodgers’ offer of $600,000. Last season, Hershiser’s second in the majors, he earned $212,000.