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Chuck Estrada
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Birthdate: 2/15/1938    
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 185 lbs. Place of Birth: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Chuck Estrada, Pitcher RH, Baltimore Orioles - 6' 175lbs - had a great rookie season in 1960, leading the AL in wins, chalking up a compelling 18-11 mark, 3.58 ERA, completed 12 of 25 starts, surrendered just 162 hits in 208 innings, 144Ks, 101Ws in 36 games. His fastball approached 98 mph and his curve was sharp. 

 

Chuck Estrada followed that by going 15-9, 3.69 in his sophomore year of 1961, led the AL in walks with 132 in 212 innings. He led the league in losses in 1962, a 9-17 record, 3.83 ERA in a career high 223.1 innings. The fireballing right-hander led Baltimore's pitching staff in strikeouts three years running (1960-1962) but after those years spent lots of time on the disabled list. Chuck Estrada career: 50-44, 4.07 ERA, 146G, 105GS, 24GC, 2 Shutouts, 652 hits in 764.3 innings, 535Ks, 416Ws allowed 78 HR. Orioles 1960-64; Cubs 1966; Mets 1967. Baseball History baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1960 BAL (AL) 36 25 18 11 2 12 1 208.2 162 87 83 18 101 3 144 2 15 0 3.58
1961 BAL (AL) 33 31 15 9 0 6 1 212.0 159 91 87 19 132 0 160 8 10 2 3.69
1962 BAL (AL) 34 33 9 17 0 6 0 223.1 199 112 95 24 121 16 165 9 10 0 3.83
1963 BAL (AL) 8 7 3 2 0 0 0 31.1 26 17 16 2 19 0 16 3 1 0 4.60
1964 BAL (AL) 17 6 3 2 0 0 0 54.2 62 34 32 8 21 5 32 4 2 0 5.27
1966 CHC (NL) 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 12.1 16 12 10 2 5 0 3 1 1 0 7.30
1967 NYM (NL) 9 2 1 2 0 0 0 22.0 28 24 23 5 17 1 15 4 1 0 9.41
7 years   146 105 50 44 2 24 2 764.1 652 377 346 78 416 25 535 31 40 2 4.08
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1960 BAL (AL) 36 64 2 9 1 1 0 5 5 17 1 0 0 0 9 0 .141 .203 SLG
1961 BAL (AL) 33 70 4 8 1 0 0 0 2 32 0 0 0 0 9 0 .114 .139 SLG
1962 BAL (AL) 38 66 3 10 0 0 1 3 2 20 0 0 0 0 8 1 .152 .174 SLG
1963 BAL (AL) 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .100 SLG
1964 BAL (AL) 18 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .143 SLG
1966 CHC (NL) 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1967 NYM (NL) 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
7 years   151 232 9 30 2 1 1 8 9 84 1 0 0 0 30 1 .129 .161 .SLG



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