1920
Born September 3, 1920
Potrerillo, Holguín, Cuba
Sandy Consuegra Notable
Pitcher · b. September 3, 1920
Washington Senators 1950–1953, Chicago White Sox 1953–1956, Baltimore Orioles 1956–1957, New York Giants 1957
Sandy Consuegra played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1950 and closing with the New York Giants in 1957.
He went 51 and 32 with a 3.37 earned run average, pitching 809.3 innings in 248 games. He struck out 193, completed 24 of his 71 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 251 games he batted .170, with 37 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1954.
He was born in Potrerillo, Holguín, Cuba on September 3, 1920, and died on November 16, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1954 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | WSH | 24 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .175 |
| 1951 | WSH | 40 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .233 |
| 1952 | WSH | 30 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .176 |
| 1953 | CHW/WSH | 33 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .057 |
| 1954 | CHW | 39 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .229 |
| 1955 | CHW | 44 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .103 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1957 | BAL/NYG | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 251 | 218 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 53 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | WSH | 7 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 124.2 | 132 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 4.40 |
| 1951 | WSH | 7 | 8 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 146.0 | 140 | 65 | 63 | 31 | 4.01 |
| 1952 | WSH | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 73.2 | 80 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 3.05 |
| 1953 | CHW/WSH | 7 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 129.0 | 131 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 2.86 |
| 1954 | CHW | 16 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 154.0 | 142 | 46 | 35 | 31 | 2.69 |
| 1955 | CHW | 6 | 5 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 126.1 | 120 | 37 | 18 | 35 | 2.64 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 2 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 47.0 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4.98 |
| 1957 | BAL/NYG | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Career | — | 51 | 32 | 248 | 71 | 26 | 809.1 | 811 | 303 | 246 | 193 | 3.37 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died November 16, 2005
1950
Major-league debut: Sandy Consuegra
Sandy Consuegra made a major-league debut on June 10, 1950.
1957
Final major-league game: Sandy Consuegra
Sandy Consuegra played a final major-league game on May 28, 1957.
Image: Bowman, public domain