Vicente Romo
[edit] Biography
Born on April 12, 1943 in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur (Mexico), Vicente Romo (Vicente (Navarro) Romo) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres over the course of his 8 year career. Romo broke into the bigs on April 11, 1968 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 1.60 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Vicente Romo's best season was 1969, when he posted a 3.13 ERA, notched 11 saves and struck out 96 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1.62
| 54
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 83.1
| 43
| 5
| 32
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 41
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1.60
| 54
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 84.1
| 44
| 5
| 32
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2.25
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 52
| 11
| 7
| 9
| 3.18
| 89
| 51
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 127.1
| 116
| 14
| 50
| 6
| 5
| 1
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 55
| 11
| 8
| 10
| 3.13
| 96
| 54
| 47
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 135.1
| 123
| 14
| 53
| 7
| 5
| 1
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 48
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 4.08
| 71
| 51
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 108
| 115
| 14
| 43
| 6
| 5
| 0
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 3.38
| 48
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 72
| 52
| 5
| 37
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3.31
| 46
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 51.2
| 47
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 49
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3.70
| 51
| 43
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 87.2
| 85
| 11
| 46
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 54
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 4.56
| 26
| 47
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 71
| 78
| 6
| 37
| 13
| 2
| 2
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 15
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3.03
| 24
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 35.2
| 25
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 119
| 8
| 8
| 10
| 3.87
| 101
| 103
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 195.1
| 189
| 18
| 97
| 21
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 216
| 24
| 24
| 23
| 3.14
| 315
| 166
| 157
| 4
| 1
| 35
| 450.1
| 380
| 43
| 183
| 27
| 17
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 32
| 32
| 33
| 3.36
| 416
| 269
| 241
| 4
| 1
| 52
| 645.2
| 569
| 61
| 280
| 48
| 20
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| LA
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| P
| 40
| 1
| 83.1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| P
| 41
| 1
| 84.1
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .944
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 52
| 11
| 127.1
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 55
| 11
| 135.1
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 1
| .963
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| P
| 48
| 10
| 108
| 7
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| .900
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| P
| 45
| 2
| 72
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 51.2
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| P
| 49
| 1
| 87.2
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| P
| 54
| 1
| 71
| 2
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .920
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| P
| 15
| 6
| 35.2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 335
| 32
| 645.2
| 29
| 127
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 41
| 18
| 2
| .940
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 41
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 52
| 31
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .129
| .156
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 55
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .152
| .176
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 48
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 2
| .148
| .172
| .259
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .364
| .417
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 49
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .176
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 54
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 119
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .143
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 216
| 94
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 3
| .160
| .184
| .202
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 121
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 4
| .149
| .175
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) to Cleveland Indians (October 5, 1964).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers from Cleveland Indians in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
- Returned to Cleveland Indians (April 26, 1968).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Sonny Siebert and Joe Azcue to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ken Harrelson, Juan Pizarro and Dick Ellsworth (April 19, 1969).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Tony Muser to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Duane Josephson and Danny Murphy (March 31, 1971).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to San Diego Padres in exchange for Johnny Jeter (October 28, 1972).
- Released by San Diego Padres (March 28, 1975).
- Sold by Coatzacoalcos (Mexican) to St. Louis Cardinals (December 9, 1981).
- Returned to Coatzacoalcos (Mexican) (April 4, 1982).
- Sold by Coatzacoalcos (Mexican) to Los Angeles Dodgers (May 24, 1982).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Coatzacoalcos (Mexican) (October 19, 1982).
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