1954
Born November 30, 1954
Aguadulce, Coclé, Panama
Juan Berenguer Marquee
b. November 30, 1954 · New York Mets 1978–1980, Kansas City Royals 1981, 1992, Toronto Blue Jays 1981, Detroit Tigers 1982–1985, San Francisco Giants 1986, Minnesota Twins 1987–1990, Atlanta Braves 1991–1992
He was 2-14 across two leagues in 1981 and had a 6.75 earned run average for Detroit the year after, and then he learned to relieve. Minnesota signed him for 1987 and he went 8-1 with a 3.94 earned run average in 47 games for the club that won the World Series, and 8-4, 9-3 and 8-5 in the three years after that.
Atlanta got him for 1991 and he saved 17 games with a 2.24 earned run average for the club that went from last place to the pennant. He was on the mound for a combined no-hitter that September, the middle three innings of it.
Fifteen seasons gave him 67 wins against 62, 32 saves, 1,205 innings and a 3.90 earned run average across 490 appearances. He is from Aguadulce, Panama. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1986 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYM | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | NYM | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1980 | NYM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | KCR/TOR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | DET | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | DET | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | DET | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | SFG | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1987 | MIN | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | MIN | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | MIN | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | ATL | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | ATL/KCR | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 490 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8.31 |
| 1979 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30.2 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 2.93 |
| 1980 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5.79 |
| 1981 | KCR/TOR | 2 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 90.2 | 84 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 5.26 |
| 1982 | DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6.75 |
| 1983 | DET | 9 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 157.2 | 110 | 55 | 71 | 129 | 3.14 |
| 1984 | DET | 11 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 168.1 | 146 | 65 | 79 | 118 | 3.48 |
| 1985 | DET | 5 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 95.0 | 96 | 59 | 48 | 82 | 5.59 |
| 1986 | SFG | 2 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 73.1 | 64 | 22 | 44 | 72 | 2.70 |
| 1987 | MIN | 8 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 112.0 | 100 | 49 | 47 | 110 | 3.94 |
| 1988 | MIN | 8 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 74 | 44 | 61 | 99 | 3.96 |
| 1989 | MIN | 9 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 106.0 | 96 | 41 | 47 | 93 | 3.48 |
| 1990 | MIN | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 100.1 | 85 | 38 | 58 | 77 | 3.41 |
| 1991 | ATL | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 64.1 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 2.24 |
| 1992 | ATL/KCR | 4 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 78.0 | 77 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 5.42 |
| Career | — | 67 | 62 | 490 | 95 | 32 | 1205.1 | 1034 | 522 | 604 | 975 | 3.90 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Juan Berenguer
Juan Berenguer made a major-league debut on August 17, 1978.
1986
Mike Scott's No-Hitter
Mike Scott threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the San Francisco Giants on September 25, 1986, winning 2–0.
1992
Final major-league game: Juan Berenguer
Juan Berenguer played a final major-league game on October 4, 1992.
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