Jorge Rubio (baseball)

Jorge Jesús Rubio Chávez (April 23, 1945 – June 15, 2020) was a Mexican Major League Baseball pitcher who played during two seasons in 1966–67. He appeared with the California Angels for seven games during the 1966 season, which included a complete game 2–0 victory on October 2 in the last game of the season against the visiting Cleveland Indians where he recorded 15 strikeouts,[1] and three games during the 1967 California Angels season. He died on June 15, 2020.[2]

Jorge Rubio
Pitcher
Born: (1945-04-23)April 23, 1945
Mexicali, Mexico
Died: June 15, 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 75)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1966, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 1967, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–3
Earned run average3.19
Strikeouts31
Teams

References

  1. "California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 0". Retrosheet. retrosheet.org. October 2, 1966. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. "Jorge Rubio murió este lunes a los 75 años, confirmó la LMB". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.


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