1946
Born December 2, 1946
Mao, Valverde, D.R.
Pedro Borbón Notable
b. December 2, 1946 · California Angels 1969, Cincinnati Reds 1970–1979, San Francisco Giants 1979, St. Louis Cardinals 1980
Pedro Borbón played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1969 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1970 to 1979.
He went 69 and 39 with a 3.52 earned run average, pitching 1,026.7 innings in 593 games. He struck out 409. Across 593 games he batted .205, with 32 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Mao, Valverde, D.R. on December 2, 1946, and died on June 4, 2012. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CAL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | CIN | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | CIN | 62 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .048 |
| 1973 | CIN | 80 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .333 |
| 1974 | CIN | 73 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .192 |
| 1975 | CIN | 67 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .292 |
| 1976 | CIN | 69 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| 1977 | CIN | 73 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1978 | CIN | 62 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| 1979 | CIN/SFG | 60 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1980 | STL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 593 | 156 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 1 | .205 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CAL | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 6.15 |
| 1970 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6.75 |
| 1971 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.15 |
| 1972 | CIN | 8 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 122.0 | 115 | 43 | 32 | 48 | 3.17 |
| 1973 | CIN | 11 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 14 | 121.0 | 137 | 29 | 35 | 60 | 2.16 |
| 1974 | CIN | 10 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 14 | 139.0 | 133 | 50 | 32 | 53 | 3.24 |
| 1975 | CIN | 9 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 125.0 | 145 | 41 | 21 | 29 | 2.95 |
| 1976 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 8 | 121.0 | 135 | 45 | 31 | 53 | 3.35 |
| 1977 | CIN | 10 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 18 | 127.0 | 131 | 45 | 24 | 48 | 3.19 |
| 1978 | CIN | 8 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 99.1 | 102 | 55 | 27 | 35 | 4.98 |
| 1979 | CIN/SFG | 6 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 90.2 | 104 | 42 | 21 | 49 | 4.17 |
| 1980 | STL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3.79 |
| Career | — | 69 | 39 | 593 | 4 | 80 | 1026.2 | 1098 | 401 | 251 | 409 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Died June 4, 2012
1969
Major-league debut: Pedro Borbón
Pedro Borbón made a major-league debut on April 9, 1969.
1980
Final major-league game: Pedro Borbón
Pedro Borbón played a final major-league game on May 25, 1980.
Image: California Angels / Major League Baseball, public domain