Luis Aponte
Luis Eduardo Aponte Yuripe (born June 14, 1953) is a retired Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. In his career, Aponte compiled a 9–6 record with 113 strikeouts, seven saves, and a 3.27 ERA in 220 innings.
| Luis Aponte | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: June 14, 1953 El Tigre, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1980, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 6, 1984, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 9-6 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 113 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Aponte was signed by Boston as an amateur free agent in 1973. He had his most effective season in 1982, earning three saves in 40 appearances with a 3.18 ERA. He pitched four innings in the longest professional baseball game.
See also
- List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
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