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Chuck Estrada

Chuck Estrada Notable

b. February 15, 1938 · Baltimore Orioles 1960–1964, Chicago Cubs 1966, New York Mets 1967

Chuck Estrada played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1960 and closing with the New York Mets in 1967.

He went 50 and 44 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 764 innings in 146 games. He struck out 535, completed 24 of his 105 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 151 games he batted .129, with 30 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in wins once, in 1960, with 18.

He was an All-Star in 1960.

He was born in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA on February 15, 1938. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1960
The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year 1 1960

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1960 BAL 366429 110 55171 .141
1961 BAL 337048 100 02320 .114
1962 BAL 3866310 001 32200 .152
1963 BAL 81001 000 0050 .100
1964 BAL 181402 000 0070 .143
1966 CHC 9300 000 0000 .000
1967 NYM 9500 000 0030 .000
Career 151232930 211 89841 .129

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1960 BAL 18113625 2208.2162 831011443.58
1961 BAL 1593331 0212.0159 871321603.69
1962 BAL 9173433 0223.1199 951211653.83
1963 BAL 3287 031.126 1619164.60
1964 BAL 32176 054.262 3221325.27
1966 CHC 1191 012.116 10537.30
1967 NYM 1292 022.028 2317159.41
Career 5044146105 2764.1652 346416535 4.07

On this day & linked events

1938

Born February 15, 1938

San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

1960

Major-league debut: Chuck Estrada

Chuck Estrada made a major-league debut on April 21, 1960.

1967

Final major-league game: Chuck Estrada

Chuck Estrada played a final major-league game on June 11, 1967.

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