Eric Vaughn Show was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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20 Facts About Eric Show
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Eric Show spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres and holds the team record for most career wins.
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Eric Show was born in Riverside, California as the oldest of three children to Les and Yvonne Show.
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Eric Show was shepherded into playing baseball from a young age by his father, who would physically and verbally abuse his son if he did not perform well.
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Eric Show attended the University of California, Riverside, where he majored in physics and played college baseball for the Highlanders from 1976 to 1978.
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In 1977, Eric Show won a Division II College World Series with the team.
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On September 11,1985, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, Eric Show became famous for giving up Pete Rose's 4,192nd hit, which surpassed the career hits record that had long been held by Ty Cobb.
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Finally, Eric Show refused to stay to answer the post-game questions, leaving his teammates to criticize him in his absence.
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On July 7,1987, Eric Show hit the year's eventual National League MVP, Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs, in the left cheekbone with a fastball during a game.
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In June 1989, Eric Show underwent back surgery and then received cortisone injections for ongoing back discomfort.
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Eric Show showed signs of drug addiction in his later career, and some of his teammates suspected that the issues had started as Eric Show attempted to relieve his back pain.
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Eric Show was arrested by the police in downtown San Diego while yelling that someone was trying to kill him.
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Eric Show was apprehended later that day, and he admitted to having used crystal methamphetamine.
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Eric Show showed up later that year at the Oakland A's training camp with bandaged hands; reports had been made of his acting oddly inside an adult bookstore, and Eric Show tried to flee from police, cutting his hands on a barbed wire fence.
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Flannery said that most baseball players were singularly focused on baseball, while Eric Show enjoyed discussing subjects like politics and economics.
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Eric Show was involved in real estate and marketing, and owned a music store.
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In 1984, Eric Show revealed that he was a member of the John Birch Society.
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Eric Show was married to Cara Mia Niederhouse, who he had met while playing in a summer college baseball league in Kansas.
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Eric Show called the center the next night, admitted to having used alcohol, heroin and cocaine, and asked to come back for more treatment.
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Eric Show was buried at Olivewood Memorial Park in Riverside.
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