1948
Born September 21, 1948
Tecamachalco, Puebla, México
Aurelio López Notable
b. September 21, 1948 · Kansas City Royals 1974, St. Louis Cardinals 1978, Detroit Tigers 1979–1985, Houston Astros 1986–1987
Aurelio López played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1974 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1987. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1979 to 1985.
He went 62 and 36 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 910 innings in 459 games. He struck out 635. Across 459 games he batted .125, with 3 hits and 0 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1983.
He was born in Tecamachalco, Puebla, México on September 21, 1948, and died on September 22, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | KCR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | STL | 25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .214 |
| 1979 | DET | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | DET | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | DET | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | DET | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | DET | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | DET | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | DET | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | HOU | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | HOU | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 459 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | KCR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5.63 |
| 1978 | STL | 4 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 65.0 | 52 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 4.29 |
| 1979 | DET | 10 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 127.0 | 95 | 34 | 51 | 106 | 2.41 |
| 1980 | DET | 13 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 21 | 124.0 | 125 | 52 | 45 | 97 | 3.77 |
| 1981 | DET | 5 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 81.2 | 70 | 33 | 31 | 53 | 3.64 |
| 1982 | DET | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 41.0 | 41 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 5.27 |
| 1983 | DET | 9 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 115.1 | 87 | 36 | 49 | 90 | 2.81 |
| 1984 | DET | 10 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 137.2 | 109 | 45 | 52 | 94 | 2.94 |
| 1985 | DET | 3 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 86.1 | 82 | 46 | 41 | 53 | 4.80 |
| 1986 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 78.0 | 64 | 30 | 25 | 44 | 3.46 |
| 1987 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 62 | 36 | 459 | 9 | 93 | 910.0 | 785 | 360 | 367 | 635 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Died September 22, 1992
1974
Major-league debut: Aurelio López
Aurelio López made a major-league debut on September 1, 1974.
1987
Final major-league game: Aurelio López
Aurelio López played a final major-league game on June 17, 1987.
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