Porfi Altamirano
Porfi Altamirano | |||||||||||||||
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Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua | May 17, 1952|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
May 9, 1982, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
June 8, 1984, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 7–4 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 4.03 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 57 | ||||||||||||||
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Porfirio Altamirano Ramírez (born May 17, 1952), nicknamed "El Guajiro", is a
Born in
Although not equipped with an overpowering arm, Altamirano had an 87–92 MPH
Altamirano made his major league debut on May 9, 1982, and played in 60 games over two seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was traded along with Gary Matthews and Bob Dernier from the Phillies to the Cubs for Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz on March 27, 1984.[3] After a 1984 campaign spent mostly with the Iowa Cubs where he went 4–4, he was dealt along with Henry Cotto, Ron Hassey and Rich Bordi from the Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ray Fontenot and Brian Dayett at the Winter Meetings on December 4.[4]
In his three-year MLB career, Altamirano compiled a 7–4 record with 57 strikeouts, a 4.03 earned run average (ERA), two saves, and 91+2⁄3 innings, in 65 games pitched.[5]
Altamirano also pitched as a
See also
- Players from Nicaragua in MLB
References
- ^ "Porfirio Altamirano Ramírez - Salón de la Fama Deporte Nicaragüense". salondelafama-nicaragua.com (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame. August 2, 1994. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Sports Legends". laprensa.com (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: La Prensa. January 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Phillies And Cubs In Trade," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 27, 1984. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Chass, Murray. "Yanks Send Fontenot to Cubs," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 5, 1984. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Porfi Altamirano Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Porfi Altamirano at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Porfi Altamirano at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)