1939
Born October 7, 1939
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Phil Ortega Notable
b. October 7, 1939 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1960–1964, Washington Senators 1965–1968, California Angels 1969
Phil Ortega played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960 and closing with the California Angels in 1969.
He went 46 and 62 with a 4.43 earned run average, pitching 951.7 innings in 204 games. He struck out 549, completed 20 of his 141 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 205 games he batted .115, with 29 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Gilbert, AZ, USA on October 7, 1939. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | LAD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | LAD | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1962 | LAD | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | LAD | 35 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .136 |
| 1965 | WSA | 35 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .208 |
| 1966 | WSA | 33 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .056 |
| 1967 | WSA | 34 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .061 |
| 1968 | WSA | 31 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .167 |
| 1969 | CAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 205 | 253 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 118 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 17.05 |
| 1961 | LAD | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5.54 |
| 1962 | LAD | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 53.2 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 30 | 6.88 |
| 1963 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 1964 | LAD | 7 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 157.1 | 149 | 70 | 56 | 107 | 4.00 |
| 1965 | WSA | 12 | 15 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 179.2 | 176 | 102 | 97 | 88 | 5.11 |
| 1966 | WSA | 12 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 197.1 | 158 | 86 | 53 | 121 | 3.92 |
| 1967 | WSA | 10 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 219.2 | 189 | 74 | 57 | 122 | 3.03 |
| 1968 | WSA | 5 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 115.2 | 115 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 4.98 |
| 1969 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 46 | 62 | 204 | 141 | 2 | 951.2 | 884 | 468 | 378 | 549 | 4.43 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Major-league debut: Phil Ortega
Phil Ortega made a major-league debut on September 10, 1960.
1966
Sonny Siebert's No-Hitter
Sonny Siebert threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on June 10, 1966, winning 2–0.
1969
Final major-league game: Phil Ortega
Phil Ortega played a final major-league game on May 4, 1969.