Vicente Romo

Baseball player

Vicente Romo
Pitcher
Born: (1943-04-12) April 12, 1943 (age 81) Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1968, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1982, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	32–33
Earned run average	3.36
Strikeouts	416
Saves	51
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1968) Cleveland Indians (1968–1969 ) Boston Red Sox (1969–1970) Chicago White Sox (1971–1972) San Diego Padres (1973–1974) Los Angeles Dodgers (1982)
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1992

Vicente Romo Navarro (born April 12, 1943) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander, Romo played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1968 and 1982, primarily as a relief pitcher. He had an extensive career in Mexico, where his career spanned 25 seasons from 1962–86, and he was elected to the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame) in 1992. He is the older brother of fellow major league pitcher Enrique Romo.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Romo, who was nicknamed "Huevo" (meaning

Rookie year

After three seasons in the minor leagues, mostly with the Portland Beavers Romo was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his major league debut in the second game of the 1968 season, pitching one scoreless inning against the New York Mets. After going two weeks without appearing in a game, Romo was returned to the Indians on April 26. Romo was sent back to Portland, then was recalled at the end of June. During the last three months of the season, Romo appeared in 40 games for the Indians, posting a team-best 12 saves and a 1.62 earned run average.

Boston Red Sox

Romo was traded along with

In 1971, Romo was traded at the end of spring training to the Chicago White Sox, where he spent two seasons as a middle reliever. He was traded again after the 1972 season to the San Diego Padres, where he became the first Mexican-born player in team history.^[2] He was given a few more opportunities to close, leading the team in saves in 1974 with nine. Despite that, he was released by the Padres during spring training in 1975.

Return to Mexico

Romo returned to his native Mexico, signing with the

On May 24, 1982, Romo's contract was again purchased, this time by his original major league team, the Dodgers. Four days later, Romo made his first major league appearance in eight years, pitching two shutout innings against the Chicago Cubs. He was moved into the starting rotation in June to replace the injured Burt Hooton, but struggled, going 0–1 with a 5.40 ERA in his first four starts.

After one relief appearance, he pitched seven scoreless innings against the Montreal Expos on July 19 for his first major league victory since 1974, and first as a starter since 1970. Unfortunately, in his next start against the San Francisco Giants, he suffered a leg injury in the second inning^[3] and missed the rest of the season. His contract was sold back to the Azules after the season. He went on to pitch four more seasons in Mexico, finishing his career with the Leones de Yucatán in 1986.

Overview

In an eight-season career, Romo posted a 32–33 record with a 3.36

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet