José Santiago Notable

b. August 15, 1940 · Kansas City Athletics 1963–1965, Boston Red Sox 1966–1970

José Santiago divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Kansas City Athletics from 1963, then the Boston Red Sox through 1970.

He went 34 and 29 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 556 innings in 163 games. He struck out 404 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 172 games he batted .173, with 28 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.

He was an All-Star in 1968.

He was born in Juana Diaz, P.R. on August 15, 1940. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1968

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1963	KCA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1964	KCA	34	18	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	.000
1965	KCA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1966	BOS	38	56	5	11	1	0	1	2	12	.196
1967	BOS	50	42	5	8	3	1	3	2	15	.190
1968	BOS	23	43	4	7	2	0	3	2	12	.163
1969	BOS	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1970	BOS	9	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Career	—	172	162	16	28	6	1	7	8	46	.173

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1963	KCA	1	0	4	0	0	7.0	8	7	2	6	9.00
1964	KCA	0	6	34	8	0	83.2	84	44	35	64	4.73
1965	KCA	0	0	4	0	0	5.0	8	5	4	8	9.00
1966	BOS	12	13	35	28	2	172.0	155	70	58	119	3.66
1967	BOS	12	4	50	11	5	145.1	138	58	47	109	3.59
1968	BOS	9	4	18	18	0	124.0	96	31	42	86	2.25
1969	BOS	0	0	10	0	0	7.2	11	3	4	4	3.52
1970	BOS	0	2	8	0	1	11.1	18	13	8	8	10.32
Career	—	34	29	163	65	8	556.0	518	231	200	404	3.74

On this day & linked events

1940

Born August 15, 1940

Juana Diaz, , P.R.

1963

Major-league debut: José Santiago

José Santiago made a major-league debut on September 9, 1963.

1970

Final major-league game: José Santiago

José Santiago played a final major-league game on July 6, 1970.