Pete Schourek

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Pete Schourek

|image=1988 Pucko - Peter Schourek (cropped).webp

|caption=Schourek with the Little Falls Mets {{circa}} 1988

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|5|10}}

|birth_place=Austin, Texas, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 9

|debutyear=1991

|debutteam=New York Mets

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 25

|finalyear=2001

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=66–77

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.59

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=813

|teams =

• New York Mets ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1993}})
• Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1997}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1998}})
• Houston Astros ({{mlby|1998}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1999}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})

}}

Peter Alan Schourek (born May 10, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1991 to 2001. He was the runner-up for the National League's Cy Young Award in {{mlby|1995}}.

Schourek grew up in Falls Church, Virginia in the Washington Metropolitan Area and attended George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church (Fairfax County).

In 1995 Schourek posted an 18-7 record with a 3.22 ERA. He gave up 2 runs in 14{{fraction|1|3}} IP in the postseason (1.26 ERA), but took an 0-1 record in 2 starts. He was the runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award, losing to Greg Maddux.[https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/03/31/cincinnati-reds Cincinnati Reds]