1970
Born April 13, 1970
Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, México
Ricardo Rincón Notable
b. April 13, 1970 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1997–1998, Cleveland Indians 1999–2002, Oakland Athletics 2002–2005, St. Louis Cardinals 2006, New York Mets 2008
Ricardo Rincón played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 and closing with the New York Mets in 2008.
He went 21 and 24 with a 3.59 earned run average, pitching 443.7 innings in 565 games. He struck out 400. Across 565 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He threw a no-hitter in 1997.
He was born in Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, México on April 13, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PIT | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | PIT | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | CLE | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | CLE | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | CLE | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | CLE/OAK | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | OAK | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | OAK | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | OAK | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | STL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | NYM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 565 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 60.0 | 51 | 23 | 24 | 71 | 3.45 |
| 1998 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 14 | 65.0 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 64 | 2.91 |
| 1999 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 41 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 4.43 |
| 2000 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2.70 |
| 2001 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 44 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 2.83 |
| 2002 | CLE/OAK | 1 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 56.0 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 49 | 4.18 |
| 2003 | OAK | 8 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 45 | 20 | 32 | 40 | 3.25 |
| 2004 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 45 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 3.68 |
| 2005 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 4.34 |
| 2006 | STL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10.80 |
| 2008 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 21 | 24 | 565 | 0 | 21 | 443.2 | 384 | 177 | 201 | 400 | 3.59 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Ricardo Rincón
Ricardo Rincón made a major-league debut on April 3, 1997.
1997
Pittsburgh Pirates Combined No-Hitter, 1997
Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón threw a combined no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Houston Astros on July 12, 1997, winning 3–0.
2008
Final major-league game: Ricardo Rincón
Ricardo Rincón played a final major-league game on September 25, 2008.
Image: Diaro el Mundo, CC BY 4.0