| Joaquín Andújar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | ||
| Born: December 21, 1952 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | ||
| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 8, 1976 for the Houston Astros | ||
| Final game | ||
| September 30, 1988 for the Houston Astros | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 127-118 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality ( Municipio) and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 58 | |
| Strikeouts | 1,032 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Joaquín Andújar [an-DOO-har] (born December 21, 1952 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Houston Astros (1976-81, 1988), St. Louis Cardinals (1981-85) and Oakland Athletics (1986-87). In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality ( Municipio) and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
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Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros
Andújar was a temperamental and inconsistent pitcher who nevertheless exhibited moments of brilliance. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1969 and was traded to the Astros in October 1975. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP He finally made his Major League debut with the Astros in 1976 and made the National League All-Star team twice in five years (1977, 1979). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell,
St. Louis Cardinals
Traded to the Cardinals on June 9, 1981, Andújar responded by going 6-1 for the rest of the season. The next year, he went 15-10 with a 2. 47 ERA for the division-winning Cardinals. He started and won Game 3 of the National League Championship Series and then went 2-0 with a 1. The National League Championship Series was played between the St 35 ERA in the Cardinals' World Series triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers, starting and winning games 3 and 7. The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League
Andújar enjoyed his best season in 1984, leading the league in wins (20), innings pitched (261. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP 1), and shutouts (4), while being named to the NL All-Star team and winning a Gold Glove Award, but the Cardinals missed the postseason. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to In 1985, Andújar went 21-12 and made his fourth All-Star team as the Cardinals returned to the World Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The 1985 World Series began on October 19 1985 and ended October 27. The World Series against the Kansas City Royals was a disaster for Andújar. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. First, he started and lost Game 3. Then in game 7, with the Cardinals behind 11-0, Herzog brought in Andújar to mop up. Umpire Don Denkinger called the first pitch a ball even though it looked to be a perfect strike. Donald Anton Denkinger (ˈdɛŋkɨnˌdʒɝ born August 28 1936 in Cedar Falls Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball umpire Whitey Herzog exploded and was ejected. Andújar was ejected after the next pitch by umpire Don Denkinger, who misread a gesture by Joaquín Andújar to his catcher. Donald Anton Denkinger (ˈdɛŋkɨnˌdʒɝ born August 28 1936 in Cedar Falls Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball umpire Some believe that Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog purposely sent the volatile Andújar to the mound as payback for Don Denkinger's infamous call in Game 6. Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (born November 9 1931) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, scout, Donald Anton Denkinger (ˈdɛŋkɨnˌdʒɝ born August 28 1936 in Cedar Falls Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball umpire Before getting ejected by Denkinger in Game 7, Herzog said to Denkinger, "We wouldn't even be here if you hadn't missed the fucking call last night!" However, Herzog has often stated Andújar was his only pitcher that still had any life left in his arm. Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (born November 9 1931) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, scout, Andújar was so furious that after Game 7, he took a baseball bat and demolished a toilet in the Cardinals' clubhouse in Kansas City's Royals Stadium. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Ewing M Kauffman Stadium (ˈkɔfmən formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and
Later career
After the series, the Cardinals dealt Andujar to Oakland. At the start of the 1986 season, he was given a ten-game suspension (later reduced to five) for the World Series altercation with Denkinger. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Then, he and six other players were suspended for the 1986 season for admitting during the Pittsburgh drug trials that they had abused cocaine. The Pittsburgh drug trials of 1985 were the catalyst for a baseball-related Cocaine scandal which resulted in the harshest Major League Baseball penalties Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant The suspensions were reduced to anti-drug donations and community service. Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local Community. Andújar had a decent year in 1986, but suffered numerous injuries, including an injury sustained during batting practice even though pitchers do not bat in the American League, never recovered his All-Star form, and was out of baseball after 1988. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers He tried to make a comeback and negotiated a non-guaranteed $1 million contract with the Montreal Expos in 1989, but he failed to make the team. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart,
Andújar started a trucking business in his home country of the Dominican Republic. He has been active in youth baseball programs in his home country and has been generous in hurricane relief.
See also
- Players from Dominican Republic in MLB
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- List of sports people sanctioned for doping offences
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by John Denny | National League Wins Champion 1984 | Succeeded by Dwight Gooden |
| Preceded by John Denny | NL Comeback Player of the Year 1984 | Succeeded by Rick Reuschel |
| Preceded by Phil Niekro | National League Gold Glove Award (P) 1984 | Succeeded by Rick Reuschel |
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