1950
Born December 26, 1950
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México
Mario Mendoza Notable
b. December 26, 1950 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1974–1978, Seattle Mariners 1979–1980, Texas Rangers 1981–1982
Mario Mendoza played for three clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1974 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1982.
Across 686 games he batted .215, with 287 hits and 106 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 33 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 13.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game.
He played 606 games at shortstop, with 1,452 assists and 85 errors. He turned 275 double plays.
He was born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México on December 26, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | PIT | 91 | 163 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 1 | .221 |
| 1975 | PIT | 56 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .180 |
| 1976 | PIT | 50 | 92 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .185 |
| 1977 | PIT | 70 | 81 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .198 |
| 1978 | PIT | 57 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .218 |
| 1979 | SEA | 148 | 373 | 26 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 62 | 3 | .198 |
| 1980 | SEA | 114 | 277 | 27 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 3 | .245 |
| 1981 | TEX | 88 | 229 | 18 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 2 | .231 |
| 1982 | TEX | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .118 |
| Career | — | 686 | 1337 | 106 | 287 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 101 | 52 | 219 | 12 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
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