1958
Born February 23, 1958
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
Juan Agosto Notable
b. February 23, 1958 · Chicago White Sox 1981–1986, Minnesota Twins 1986, Houston Astros 1987–1990, 1993, St. Louis Cardinals 1991–1992, Seattle Mariners 1992
Juan Agosto played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1981 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1993.
He went 40 and 33 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 626.3 innings in 543 games. He struck out 307. Across 543 games he batted .100, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Rio Piedras, P.R. on February 23, 1958. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CHW | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CHW | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CHW | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CHW/MIN | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | HOU | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | HOU | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | HOU | 71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1990 | HOU | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | STL | 72 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1992 | SEA/STL | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 543 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.76 |
| 1982 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 1983 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 41.2 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 29 | 4.10 |
| 1984 | CHW | 2 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 55.1 | 54 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 3.09 |
| 1985 | CHW | 4 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 3.58 |
| 1986 | CHW/MIN | 1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 49 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 8.64 |
| 1987 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 27.1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2.63 |
| 1988 | HOU | 10 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 91.2 | 74 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 2.26 |
| 1989 | HOU | 4 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 83.0 | 81 | 27 | 32 | 46 | 2.93 |
| 1990 | HOU | 9 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 92.1 | 91 | 44 | 39 | 50 | 4.29 |
| 1991 | STL | 5 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 86.0 | 92 | 46 | 39 | 34 | 4.81 |
| 1992 | SEA/STL | 2 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 66 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 6.12 |
| 1993 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 40 | 33 | 543 | 2 | 29 | 626.1 | 639 | 279 | 248 | 307 | 4.01 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Major-league debut: Juan Agosto
Juan Agosto made a major-league debut on September 7, 1981.
1993
Final major-league game: Juan Agosto
Juan Agosto played a final major-league game on June 19, 1993.
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