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Mike Cuellar

Birthdate:

5/8/1937

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Santa Clara, , Cuba

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Mike Cuellar posted a 185-130 lifetime record by relying on a screwball, palm ball and a curve ball of different speeds and different arcs. Cuellar won 20 or more games four times for the Baltimore Orioles and was named co-winner of the Cy Young Award in 1969. He was named on "The Sporting News" American League All-Star team every year from 1969 through 1974. Cuellar started his career as a spot starter, by 1967 he showed flashes of stardom going 16-11, 3.03 ERA for the Houston Astros. He was traded to the Orioles in 1969 and he became one of the top pitchers in the AL.

In his first season with the Orioles, Cuellar was 23-11 with an outstanding ERA of 2.38. His pitching helped the Orioles win 3 consecutive pennants and one World Championship, 1969-1971. We honor this top-of-the-line pitcher and note his always quiet, pleasant demeanor. Best regards to you, Mike Cuellar. Baseballhistorian.com archives.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1959	CIN (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	7	8	7	1	4	1	5	1	0	0	15.75
1964	STL (NL)	32	7	5	5	4	1	0	72.0	80	43	36	8	33	4	56	1	1	0	4.50
1965	HOU (NL)	25	4	1	4	2	0	0	56.0	55	24	22	3	21	4	46	2	1	0	3.54
1966	HOU (NL)	38	28	12	10	2	11	1	227.1	193	79	56	10	52	8	175	9	0	1	2.22
1967	HOU (NL)	36	32	16	11	1	16	3	246.1	233	99	83	16	63	3	203	1	1	1	3.03
1968	HOU (NL)	28	24	8	11	1	11	2	170.2	152	60	52	8	45	7	133	2	1	0	2.74
1969	BAL (AL)	39	39	23	11	0	18	5	290.2	213	94	77	18	79	7	182	3	1	2	2.38
1970	BAL (AL)	40	40	24	8	0	21	4	297.2	273	126	115	34	69	5	190	6	1	1	3.48
1971	BAL (AL)	38	38	20	9	0	21	4	292.1	250	111	100	30	78	1	124	3	1	0	3.08
1972	BAL (AL)	35	35	18	12	0	17	4	248.1	197	78	71	21	71	4	132	3	0	0	2.57
1973	BAL (AL)	38	38	18	13	0	17	2	267.0	265	120	97	29	84	2	140	8	0	0	3.27
1974	BAL (AL)	38	38	22	10	0	20	5	269.1	253	106	93	17	86	4	106	2	2	0	3.11
1975	BAL (AL)	36	36	14	12	0	17	5	256.0	229	112	104	17	84	5	105	7	1	1	3.66
1976	BAL (AL)	26	19	4	13	1	2	1	107.0	129	63	59	8	50	5	32	5	2	0	4.96
1977	CAL (AL)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	9	7	7	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	18.90
15 years		453	379	185	130	11	172	36	2808.0	2538	1130	979	222	822	61	1632	53	12	6	3.14

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1959	CIN (NL)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1964	STL (NL)	32	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1965	HOU (NL)	25	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.77	SLG
1966	HOU (NL)	38	71	4	8	1	0	1	1	2	37	0	0	0	0	4	0	.113	.137	SLG
1967	HOU (NL)	38	93	6	13	3	2	0	5	2	42	0	0	0	0	3	0	.140	.158	SLG
1968	HOU (NL)	28	57	3	11	1	0	1	3	0	25	0	0	0	1	3	0	.193	.207	SLG
1969	BAL (AL)	39	103	6	12	1	2	0	5	0	43	0	0	0	0	8	2	.117	.114	SLG
1970	BAL (AL)	41	112	6	10	1	0	2	7	2	48	0	0	0	0	9	0	.89	.105	SLG
1971	BAL (AL)	38	107	7	11	1	0	1	5	2	54	0	0	0	0	8	0	.103	.119	SLG
1972	BAL (AL)	35	87	5	11	0	0	2	7	0	38	0	0	0	0	7	0	.126	.126	SLG
1973	BAL (AL)	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1974	BAL (AL)	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1975	BAL (AL)	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1976	BAL (AL)	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1977	CAL (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
15 years		456	661	37	76	8	4	7	33	9	304	0	0	0	1	43	2	.115	.128	.SLG

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