Aurelio Monteagudo
| Aurelio Monteagudo | |
|---|---|
 Monteagudo in 1970 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 19, 1943 Caibarién, Cuba | |
| Died: November 10, 1990 (aged 46) Ramos Arizpe, Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1973, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3-7 |
| Earned run average | 5.05 |
| Strikeouts | 58 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Venezuelan | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2009 |
Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra (/aʊˈreɪli.oʊ mɒnteɪˈɡuːdoʊ/; November 19, 1943 – November 10, 1990), nicknamed "Monty", was a right-handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He was the son of former big-leaguer René Monteagudo.
Career
[edit]Monteagudo was born in Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. He moved to Venezuela after Fidel Castro's rise to power in his homeland.
As a 19-year-old rookie, Monteagudo made his majors debut with the Kansas City Athletics on September 1, 1963. After three-plus seasons with Kansas City, he was dealt to the Houston Astros on May 17, 1966. At the end of the season, he received Venezuelan citizenship. Then, he joined the Chicago White Sox on July 16, 1967, with a new nationality. After a season in Chicago, he played with the Kansas City Royals (1970) and California Angels (1973).
Monteagudo was traded along with Chris Coletta from the Angels to the Phillies for Denny Doyle at the Winter Meetings on December 6, 1973, completing a transaction from four months earlier on August 14 when Philadelphia purchased Billy Grabarkewitz's contract from California.[1]
In seven seasons, Monteagudo compiled a 3–7 record with 58 strikeouts, a 5.05 ERA, four saves, and 132 innings pitched in 72 games (65 as a reliever). He played his final majors game on September 28, 1973.
Monteagudo also played 20 seasons in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League with five teams: Caracas (1963–68), Magallanes (1968), La Guaira (1968–74, 1976–82) and Portuguesa (1975), compiling a 79–81 record with 897 strikeouts and a 3.37 ERA. On December 20, 1973, Monteagudo kept the Cardenales de Lara hitless for 8+2⁄3 innings until Faustino Zabala ruined the no-hitter with a single to center field.
At the same time, Monteagudo played in the Mexican League with the Puebla, Coahuila, Aguascalientes and Veracruz clubs. He pitched a no-hitter game against Nuevo Laredo (March 19, 1979) and led the league in strikeouts once (222, in 1978). After retiring in 1981, he started a successful managerial career in the league.
Aurelio Monteagudo was killed in a car accident in Saltillo, Mexico nine days before his 47th birthday.
See also
[edit]- List of Major League Baseball players from Cuba
- List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Mexican League statistics
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
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- 1990 deaths
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