Career
Born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher over all or parts of ten seasons (1947-1956) with the Boston Red Sox, Saint Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. Foreign his career, he compiled a 45–43 record in 323 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 3.83 earned run average and 332 strikeouts. Dorish stole home plate on the front end of a double steal on June 2, 1950 and is the last American League pitcher to steal home.
Dorish was a scout for the Red Sox, Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians, and the pitching coach for the Bosox (1963) and the Atlanta Braves (1968-1971) after his playing career.
He died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79.