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Mario Soto

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Full Name: Mario Melvin Soto Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/174 First Game: July 21, 1977
Birthdate: July 12, 1956 Final Game: June 16, 1988
Birthplace: Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on July 12, 1956 in Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic), Mario Soto (Mario Melvin Soto) played for the Cincinnati Reds for his entire 12 year career. Soto broke into the bigs on July 21, 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 5.34 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Mario Soto's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he posted a 2.79 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 274 batters. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 2.70 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 242 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1977 CIN N 12 10 2 6 5.34 44 38 36 2 1 0 60.2 60 12 26 4 4 3
1978 CIN N 5 1 1 0 2.50 13 5 5 0 0 0 18 13 1 13 3 0 0
1979 CIN N 25 0 3 2 5.30 32 25 22 0 0 0 37.1 33 2 30 2 0 1
1980 CIN N 53 12 10 8 3.07 182 72 65 3 1 4 190.1 126 11 84 10 6 2
1981 CIN N 25 25 12 9 3.29 151 69 64 10 3 0 175 142 13 61 3 4 3
1982 CIN N 35 34 14 13 2.79 274 88 80 13 2 0 257.2 202 19 71 3 6 4
1983 CIN N 34 34 17 13 2.70 242 96 82 18 3 0 273.2 207 28 95 6 2 5
1984 CIN N 33 33 18 7 3.53 185 102 93 13 0 0 237.1 181 26 87 6 3 5
1985 CIN N 36 36 12 15 3.58 214 109 102 9 1 0 256.2 196 30 104 3 8 2
1986 CIN N 19 19 5 10 4.71 67 61 55 1 1 0 105 113 15 46 6 3 1
1987 CIN N 6 6 3 2 5.12 11 18 18 0 0 0 31.2 34 7 12 1 1 0
1988 CIN N 14 14 3 7 4.66 34 49 45 3 1 0 87 88 8 28 3 0 2
Total 297 224 100 92 3.47 1449 732 667 72 13 4 1730.1 1395 172 657 50 37 28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1977 CIN N P 12 10 60.2 5 9 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1.000
1978 CIN N P 5 1 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1979 CIN N P 25 0 37.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 1.000
1980 CIN N P 53 12 190.1 12 25 3 2 0 3 25 5 0 .925
1981 CIN N P 25 25 175 10 19 2 1 0 2 25 5 1 .935
1982 CIN N P 35 34 257.2 10 29 3 1 0 2 24 9 0 .929
1983 CIN N P 34 34 273.2 22 28 5 1 0 2 18 14 0 .909
1984 CIN N P 33 33 237.1 12 22 3 1 0 3 32 14 1 .919
1985 CIN N P 36 36 256.2 13 34 2 0 0 1 43 10 0 .959
1986 CIN N P 19 19 105 3 16 1 0 0 2 15 8 2 .950
1987 CIN N P 6 6 31.2 2 6 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 1.000
1988 CIN N P 14 14 87 5 12 3 1 0 0 13 4 1 .850
Total P 297 224 1730.1 95 203 22 8 0 15 217 78 6 .931

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1977 CIN N 12 13 0 1 0 1 .077 .188 .077 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
1978 CIN N 5 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1979 CIN N 25 7 2 4 0 1 .571 .571 .571 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CIN N 54 46 3 2 0 0 .043 .043 .043 0 0 0 16 0 8 0 0 0
1981 CIN N 25 59 4 4 0 0 .068 .083 .068 0 0 1 24 0 6 0 0 0
1982 CIN N 37 84 5 14 0 5 .167 .213 .214 4 0 4 25 1 11 0 0 0
1983 CIN N 35 88 6 11 0 2 .125 .135 .159 3 0 1 26 0 11 0 0 0
1984 CIN N 33 87 5 18 1 9 .207 .205 .299 5 0 0 28 0 4 0 0 0
1985 CIN N 37 83 3 11 0 4 .133 .143 .157 0 1 1 24 0 6 0 0 1
1986 CIN N 19 27 2 3 0 1 .111 .111 .148 1 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0
1987 CIN N 6 12 1 1 0 0 .083 .083 .083 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CIN N 14 22 1 1 0 1 .045 .160 .045 0 0 3 7 0 4 0 0 1
Total 302 530 32 70 1 24 .132 .152 .166 13 1 11 166 2 58 0 0 2

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cincinnati Reds (December 3, 1973).
  • Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 20, 1988).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 27, 1988).
  • Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 7, 1988).

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