Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra (November 19, 1943 – November 10, 1990), better known as Aurelio Monteagudo (pronounced /aʊˈreɪlioʊ mɒnteɪˈguːdoʊ/), nicknamed "Monty", was a right-handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A screwball is a Baseball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a Slider. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of He was the son of former big-leaguer René Monteagudo. René Monteagudo Miranda ( March 12, 1916 - September 14, 1973) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher and Outfielder
Monteagudo was born in Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba. Villa Clara is one of the Provinces of Cuba. It's located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north Matanzas Province by west The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la He moved to Venezuela after Fidel Castro's rise to power in his homeland. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until
As a 19-year-old rookie, Monteagudo made his majors debut with the Kansas City Athletics on September 1, 1963. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After three-plus seasons with Kansas City, he was dealt to the Houston Astros on May 17, 1966. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. At the end of the season, he received Venezuelan citizenship. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Then, Monteagudo joined the Chicago White Sox on July 16, 1967 with a new nationality. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. After a season in Chicago, he played with the Kansas City Royals (1970) and California Angels (1973). The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.
In seven seasons, Monteagudo compiled a 3-7 record with 58 strikeouts, a 5. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 05 ERA, four saves, and 132 innings pitched in 72 games (65 as a reliever). In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury He played his final majors game on September 28, 1973.
Monteagudo also played 20 seasons in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League with five teams: Caracas (1963-68), Magallanes (1968), La Guaira (1968-74, 1976-82) and Portuguesa (1975), compiling a 79-81 record with 897 strikeouts and a 3. The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP is the highest level baseball league in Venezuela. The Leones del Caracas ( English: Caracas Lions) are a Venezuelan Baseball team that plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan's Navigators are a Baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The Tiburones de La Guaira (La Guaira Sharks are a Baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. 37 ERA. On December 20, 1973, Monteagudo kept the Cardenales de Lara hitless for 8⅔ innings until Faustino Zabala ruined the no-hitter with a single to center field. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Cardenales de Lara (Lara Cardinals is a Baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position
At the same time, Monteagudo played in the Mexican League with the Puebla, Coahuila, Aguascalientes and Veracruz clubs. He pitched a no-hitter game against Nuevo Laredo (March 19, 1979) and led the league in strikeouts once (222, in 1978). After retiring in 1981, he started a successfully managerial career in the league. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters
Aurelio Monteagudo was killed in a car accident in Saltillo, Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He was 46 years old.
Trivia
- Monteagudo was one of three players (fellow pitchers Moe Drabowsky and Dave Wickersham being the other two) to play for both Kansas City-based Major League teams—the Athletics and Royals. Myron Walter Drabowsky ( July 21 1935 – June 10 2006) was a Polish - American right-handed Relief pitcher in David Clifford Wickersham (born September 27, 1935 in Erie Pennsylvania) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.
- There have been three players in major league history named Aurelio, and all three were killed in car accidents between the ages of 44 and 53. See also Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Lopez
See also
- List of players from Cuba in Major League Baseball
- List of second generation Major League Baseball players
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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