1957
Born May 17, 1957
San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Pascual Pérez Notable
Pitcher · b. May 17, 1957
Pittsburgh Pirates 1980–1981, Atlanta Braves 1982–1985, Montreal Expos 1987–1989, New York Yankees 1990–1991
Pascual Pérez played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1991.
He went 67 and 68 with a 3.44 earned run average, pitching 1,244.3 innings in 207 games. He struck out 822, completed 21 of his 193 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 228 games he batted .120, with 41 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1983.
He was born in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R. on May 17, 1957, and died on November 1, 2012. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1983 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 1983, 1987 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1981 | PIT | 18 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .136 |
| 1982 | ATL | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1983 | ATL | 33 | 75 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .160 |
| 1984 | ATL | 32 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .076 |
| 1985 | ATL | 22 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .120 |
| 1987 | MON | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .042 |
| 1988 | MON | 41 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .037 |
| 1989 | MON | 35 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .204 |
| 1990 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | NYY | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 228 | 342 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 139 | 1 | .120 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.75 |
| 1981 | PIT | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 86.1 | 92 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 3.96 |
| 1982 | ATL | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 79.1 | 85 | 27 | 17 | 29 | 3.06 |
| 1983 | ATL | 15 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.1 | 213 | 82 | 51 | 144 | 3.43 |
| 1984 | ATL | 14 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 211.2 | 208 | 88 | 51 | 145 | 3.74 |
| 1985 | ATL | 1 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 95.1 | 115 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 6.14 |
| 1987 | MON | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 70.1 | 52 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 2.30 |
| 1988 | MON | 12 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 188.0 | 133 | 51 | 44 | 131 | 2.44 |
| 1989 | MON | 9 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 198.1 | 178 | 73 | 45 | 152 | 3.31 |
| 1990 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | NYY | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 73.2 | 68 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 3.18 |
| Career | — | 67 | 68 | 207 | 193 | 0 | 1244.1 | 1167 | 475 | 344 | 822 | 3.44 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Died November 1, 2012
1980
Major-league debut: Pascual Pérez
Pascual Pérez made a major-league debut on May 7, 1980.
1984
The Braves-Padres Brawl
A game between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres erupts into one of baseball's most notorious brawls after Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez hits Padres leadoff man Alan Wiggins with the first pitch of the game.
1991
Final major-league game: Pascual Pérez
Pascual Pérez played a final major-league game on October 2, 1991.
Image: Indianapolis Indians, public domain