1970
Born March 24, 1970
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Wilson Álvarez Marquee
b. March 24, 1970 · Texas Rangers 1989, Chicago White Sox 1991–1997, San Francisco Giants 1997, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998–1999, 2002, Los Angeles Dodgers 2003–2005
Texas started him at eighteen in 1989 and he faced five men without retiring any of them. Two years later, in his second start and his first for the White Sox, he no-hit Baltimore. He was twenty-one.
Fourteen seasons gave him 102 wins against 92, a 3.96 earned run average, 1,747 innings and 1,330 strikeouts. His best year was 1993: 15-8 with a 2.95 for the White Sox club that won the division. He was an All-Star the following season.
Tampa Bay signed him for five years and $35 million before its first season and got 22 wins and a shoulder operation for the money. He came back with the Dodgers at thirty-three. He was Venezuelan. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1994 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1993 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1991 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CHW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CHW | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CHW | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CHW | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CHW | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CHW/SFG | 33 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .115 |
| 1998 | TBD | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | TBD | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | TBD | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | LAD | 21 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .172 |
| 2004 | LAD | 40 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .161 |
| 2005 | LAD | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 355 | 95 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .137 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CHW | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 56.1 | 47 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 3.51 |
| 1992 | CHW | 5 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 100.1 | 103 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 5.20 |
| 1993 | CHW | 15 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207.2 | 168 | 68 | 122 | 155 | 2.95 |
| 1994 | CHW | 12 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 161.2 | 147 | 62 | 62 | 108 | 3.45 |
| 1995 | CHW | 8 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 175.0 | 171 | 84 | 93 | 118 | 4.32 |
| 1996 | CHW | 15 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.1 | 216 | 102 | 97 | 181 | 4.22 |
| 1997 | CHW/SFG | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.0 | 180 | 82 | 91 | 179 | 3.48 |
| 1998 | TBD | 6 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 142.2 | 130 | 75 | 68 | 107 | 4.73 |
| 1999 | TBD | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 160.0 | 159 | 75 | 79 | 128 | 4.22 |
| 2002 | TBD | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 75.0 | 80 | 44 | 36 | 56 | 5.28 |
| 2003 | LAD | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 95.0 | 80 | 25 | 23 | 82 | 2.37 |
| 2004 | LAD | 7 | 6 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 120.2 | 109 | 54 | 31 | 102 | 4.03 |
| 2005 | LAD | 1 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 5.63 |
| Career | — | 102 | 92 | 355 | 263 | 4 | 1747.2 | 1624 | 769 | 805 | 1330 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Major-league debut: Wilson Álvarez
Wilson Álvarez made a major-league debut on July 24, 1989.
1991
Wilson Álvarez's No-Hitter
Wilson Álvarez threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on August 11, 1991, winning 7–0.
2005
Final major-league game: Wilson Álvarez
Wilson Álvarez played a final major-league game on September 28, 2005.