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Ramón Hernández (pitcher)

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Puerto Rican baseball player (1940-2009) This article is about the Major League Baseball pitcher. For the baseball catcher, see Ramón Hernández.

Baseball player
Ramón Hernández
Pitcher
Born: (1940-08-31)August 31, 1940
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died: February 4, 2009(2009-02-04) (aged 68)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Batted: SwitchThrew: Left
MLB debut
April 11, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record23–15
Earned run average3.03
Strikeouts255
Saves46
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Ramón Hernández González (August 31, 1940 – February 4, 2009) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played all or part of nine seasons between 1967 and 1977, including three National League Championship Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1972, 1974–75). His most productive season came in 1972, when he finished 5–0 with a 1.67 ERA and 14 saves. A native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, he was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed.

In a nine-season career, Hernández posted a 23–15 record with a 3.03 ERA and 46 saves in 337 relief appearances, giving up 145 earned runs on 399 hits and 135 walks while striking out 255 in 430+1⁄3 innings of work.

Hernández died in Carolina, Puerto Rico, at the age of 68.

References

  1. "Fallece ex lanzador puertorriqueño Ramón Hernández Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine" (in Spanish), Prensa Latina, February 5, 2009.

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