Pedro Borbón
| Pedro Borbón | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 1969 for the California Angels |
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| Final game | |
| May 25, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Career statistics | |
| Record | 69-39 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.09 |
| Strikeouts | 352 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Pedro Borbón Rodriguez (Born December 2, 1946 in Valverde, Dominican Republic ) is a former pitcher. He played Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (1969 - 1980) for four teams, including 10 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1970 - 1979). Borbón was mainly known for being a relief pitcher, pitching 4 and 1/3 scoreless innings during the 1976 National League Championship Series, when the Reds won the series 3-0.
Borbon is currently the pitching coach for the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
Borbón's son, Pedro Borbón, Jr. is also a former MLB pitcher who played in the majors from 1992 to 2003.
Cultural References
Borbon was referenced in a joke in the movie Airplane! As we hear Ted Striker's inner-dialogue echo in his mind, it resembles a stadium public address and we hear him think "Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon...Manny Mota...Mota...Mota"
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- ESPN's recollection of Pedro Borbón in a brawl during the 1973 NLCS.
| Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series roster |
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| 5 Johnny Bench | 8
Joe Morgan | 9 Bill Plummer | 12 Darrel Chaney | 13 Dave Concepción | 14 Pete Rose | 15 George Foster | 17 Terry Crowley | 20 César Gerónimo | 22 Dan Driessen | 24 Tony Pérez | 26 Merv Rettenmund | 30 Ken Griffey | 32 Fred Norman | 33 Ed Armbrister | 34 Pedro
Borbón | 35 Don Gullett | 36 Clay Carroll |
37 Will McEnaney | 38 Gary Nolan | 43
Jack Billingham | 44 Pat Darcy | 49 Rawly Eastwick Manager Sparky Anderson |
| Cincinnati Reds 1976 World Series roster |
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| 5 Johnny Bench | 8
Joe Morgan | 9 Bill Plummer | 13 Dave Concepción | 14 Pete Rose | 15 George Foster | 20 César Gerónimo | 22
Dan Driessen | 24 Tony Pérez | 30 Ken Griffey | 32 Fred Norman | 34 Pedro
Borbón | 35 Don Gullett | 37 Will McEnaney |
38 Gary Nolan | 40 Pat Zachry | 43
Jack Billingham | 49 Rawly Eastwick Manager Sparky Anderson |
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