1953
Born August 15, 1953
Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Nino Espinosa Notable
b. August 15, 1953 · New York Mets 1974–1978, Philadelphia Phillies 1979–1981, Toronto Blue Jays 1981
Nino Espinosa played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1974 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981.
He went 44 and 55 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 820.3 innings in 140 games. He struck out 338, completed 24 of his 126 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 144 games he batted .171, with 44 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal, D.R. on August 15, 1953, and died on December 24, 1987. 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 | NYM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1975 | NYM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | NYM | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | NYM | 32 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .129 |
| 1978 | NYM | 32 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .209 |
| 1979 | PHI | 36 | 72 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .194 |
| 1980 | PHI | 13 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .115 |
| 1981 | PHI/TOR | 15 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 144 | 258 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 78 | 0 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 1975 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 |
| 1976 | NYM | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 41.2 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3.67 |
| 1977 | NYM | 10 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 200.0 | 188 | 76 | 55 | 105 | 3.42 |
| 1978 | NYM | 11 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 203.2 | 230 | 107 | 75 | 76 | 4.73 |
| 1979 | PHI | 14 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.0 | 211 | 86 | 65 | 88 | 3.65 |
| 1980 | PHI | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 76.1 | 73 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 3.77 |
| 1981 | PHI/TOR | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 74.2 | 102 | 51 | 24 | 22 | 6.15 |
| Career | — | 44 | 55 | 140 | 126 | 0 | 820.1 | 865 | 380 | 252 | 338 | 4.17 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Died December 24, 1987
Image: New York Mets, public domain