José Santiago (1950s pitcher)
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| José Guillermo 'Pantalones" Santiago | |
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| Pitcher | |
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Born: September 4, 1928 Coamo, Puerto Rico | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1954 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 15, 1956 for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss record | 3-2 |
| Earned run average | 4.66 |
| Strikeouts | 29 |
| Teams | |
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José Guillermo Santiago Guzman [Pantalones] (born September 4, 1928 in Coamo, Puerto Rico) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1956 for the Cleveland Indians (1954–55) and Kansas City Athletics (1956). In the Negro leagues, he played for the New York Cubans from 1947 to 1948. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He was also a boxing promoter during the 1980s.
In a three-season career, Santiago posted a 3–2 record with 29 strikeouts and a 4.66 ERA in 27 appearances, including five starts and 56.0 innings of work.
In 2003, Santiago was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.
See also
- 1957 Caribbean Series
- Players from Puerto Rico in Major League Baseball
References
- Clark, Dick; Lester, Larry (1994), The Negro Leagues Book, Cleveland, Ohio: Society for American Baseball Research
- Rene A. Santiago Fuentes (Son)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Retrosheet
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