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Chuck Estrada

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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