Juan Pizarro
[edit] Biography
Born on February 7, 1937 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Juan Pizarro (Juan Roman (Cordova) Pizarro) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros over the course of his 18 year career. Pizarro broke into the bigs on May 4, 1957 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 4.62 ERA in 99.1 innings pitched in 1957, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Juan Pizarro's best season was 1964, when he posted a 2.56 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 162 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 24
| 10
| 5
| 6
| 4.62
| 68
| 58
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 99.1
| 99
| 16
| 51
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 16
| 10
| 6
| 4
| 2.70
| 84
| 36
| 29
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 96.2
| 75
| 12
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 29
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 3.77
| 126
| 61
| 56
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 133.2
| 117
| 13
| 70
| 3
| 4
| 8
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 21
| 17
| 6
| 7
| 4.55
| 88
| 63
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 114.2
| 105
| 13
| 72
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 39
| 25
| 14
| 7
| 3.05
| 188
| 73
| 66
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 194.2
| 164
| 17
| 89
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 32
| 12
| 14
| 3.81
| 173
| 97
| 86
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 203.1
| 182
| 16
| 97
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 28
| 16
| 8
| 2.39
| 163
| 69
| 57
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 214.2
| 177
| 14
| 63
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 33
| 19
| 9
| 2.56
| 162
| 78
| 68
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 239
| 193
| 23
| 55
| 5
| 10
| 3
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 18
| 6
| 3
| 3.43
| 65
| 42
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 97
| 96
| 9
| 37
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 9
| 8
| 6
| 3.76
| 42
| 49
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 88.2
| 91
| 9
| 39
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 50
| 9
| 8
| 10
| 3.95
| 96
| 55
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 107
| 99
| 10
| 52
| 15
| 2
| 2
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.27
| 6
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 12
| 6
| 8
| 3.59
| 84
| 46
| 43
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 107.2
| 97
| 15
| 44
| 4
| 4
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 31
| 12
| 7
| 9
| 3.56
| 90
| 53
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 118.2
| 111
| 17
| 54
| 6
| 6
| 1
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.35
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.2
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 48
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 3.16
| 44
| 34
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 82.2
| 67
| 6
| 49
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 57
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 3.35
| 52
| 43
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 99.1
| 84
| 9
| 58
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.60
| 14
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15.2
| 16
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 14
| 7
| 6
| 3.46
| 67
| 43
| 39
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 101.1
| 78
| 10
| 40
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 3.94
| 24
| 28
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 59.1
| 66
| 7
| 32
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 6.56
| 10
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.1
| 28
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11.25
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 7.24
| 13
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.1
| 34
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.88
| 7
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 20
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 220
| 84
| 46
| 45
| 3.93
| 593
| 393
| 345
| 27
| 7
| 12
| 790
| 723
| 89
| 406
| 36
| 28
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 268
| 161
| 85
| 60
| 3.12
| 929
| 497
| 431
| 52
| 10
| 16
| 1244.1
| 1084
| 112
| 482
| 31
| 37
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 488
| 245
| 131
| 105
| 3.43
| 1522
| 890
| 776
| 79
| 17
| 28
| 2034.1
| 1807
| 201
| 888
| 67
| 65
| 41
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| P
| 24
| 10
| 99.1
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .938
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| P
| 16
| 10
| 96.2
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| P
| 29
| 14
| 133.2
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| P
| 21
| 17
| 114.2
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| .900
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| P
| 39
| 25
| 194.2
| 8
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| P
| 36
| 32
| 203.1
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .971
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 28
| 214.2
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 239
| 8
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| P
| 18
| 18
| 97
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .952
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 9
| 88.2
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| P
| 50
| 9
| 107
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .933
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| P
| 19
| 12
| 107.2
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| P
| 31
| 12
| 118.2
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 2
| .968
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| P
| 48
| 4
| 82.2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| .950
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 57
| 4
| 99.1
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 15.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| P
| 16
| 14
| 101.1
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| P
| 16
| 7
| 59.1
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| P
| 15
| 1
| 23.1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| P
| 17
| 1
| 27.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| P
| 7
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 488
| 245
| 2034.1
| 74
| 299
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 21
| 53
| 61
| 11
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 25
| 36
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .250
| .263
| .361
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 16
| 32
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .250
| .306
| .313
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 29
| 41
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .122
| .159
| .171
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 23
| 40
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .275
| .275
| .350
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 40
| 69
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .246
| .303
| .319
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 37
| 69
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .159
| .203
| .174
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 73
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 10
| .178
| .211
| .288
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 90
| 6
| 19
| 3
| 15
| .211
| .217
| .322
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 34
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .235
| .278
| .324
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .179
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 50
| 27
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .259
| .286
| .296
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 20
| 31
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .161
| .229
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 33
| 33
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .152
| .216
| .212
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| OAK
| A
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 48
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .235
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 57
| 20
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .250
| .273
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 2
| .176
| .216
| .294
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .182
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 224
| 246
| 21
| 51
| 2
| 20
| .207
| .240
| .272
| 8
| 1
| 12
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 272
| 412
| 51
| 82
| 6
| 46
| .199
| .235
| .272
| 10
| 1
| 20
| 123
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 496
| 658
| 72
| 133
| 8
| 66
| .202
| .237
| .272
| 18
| 2
| 32
| 191
| 1
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 14
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1956).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Joey Jay to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Roy McMillan (December 15, 1960).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Cal McLish to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gene Freese (December 15, 1960).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates (November 28, 1966) completing trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates traded Wilbur Wood to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (October 12, 1966).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Red Sox (June 27, 1968).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Ken Harrelson and Dick Ellsworth to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sonny Siebert, Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo (April 19, 1969).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Oakland Athletics (September 21, 1969).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (May 15, 1970).
- Signed by California Angels (May 15, 1970).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Archie Reynolds (July 9, 1970).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros (July 8, 1973).
- Released by Houston Astros (April 9, 1974).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 20, 1974).
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