Horacio Pina was born on Monday, March 12, 1945, in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico. Pina was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 14, 1968, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Horacio Pina baseball stats page.
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Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#139 | Checklist) |
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Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1968 | 23 | Indians | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.1 | 128 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1969 | 24 | Indians | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.2 | 208 | 44 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
1970 | 25 | Senators | 61 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 71.0 | 309 | 66 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1971 | 26 | Senators | 56 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57.2 | 250 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1972 | 27 | Rangers | 60 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 76.0 | 326 | 61 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
1973 | 28 | Athletics | 47 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88.0 | 350 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
1974 | 29 | Cubs | 34 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.99 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47.1 | 217 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1974 | 29 | Angels | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1978 | 33 | Phillies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
8 Years | 314 | 7 | 150 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 432.0 | 1,841 | 358 | 156 | 176 | 28 | 216 | 37 | 278 | 20 | 31 | 1 | - |
Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1968 | 23 | Indians | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 24 | Indians | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1970 | 25 | Senators | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1971 | 26 | Senators | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 27 | Rangers | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
1973 | 28 | Athletics | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 29 | Cubs | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1974 | 29 | Angels | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 33 | Phillies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 314 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .214 | .185 |
Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1968 Indians | P | 12 | 3 | 94 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.44 |
1969 Indians | P | 31 | 4 | 140 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1970 Senators | P | 61 | 0 | 213 | 21 | 0.3 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.54 |
1971 Senators | P | 56 | 0 | 173 | 17 | 0.3 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.65 |
1972 Rangers | P | 60 | 0 | 228 | 29 | 0.5 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 3.20 |
1973 Athletics | P | 47 | 0 | 264 | 32 | 0.7 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
1974 Cubs | P | 34 | 0 | 142 | 14 | 0.4 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.47 |
1974 Angels | P | 11 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.63 |
1978 Phillies | P | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 314 | 7 | 1,296 | 136 | 0.4 | 132 | 28 | 104 | 4 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.75 | |
8 Years | 314 | 7 | 1,296 | 136 | 0.4 | 132 | 28 | 104 | 4 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.75 |
Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1968 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 6.89 | 4.31 |
1969 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.19 | 6.17 | 5.21 |
1970 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 5.20 | 4.44 |
1971 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 5.93 | 4.84 |
1972 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.40 | 7.11 | 5.09 |
1973 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 4.19 | 3.48 |
1974 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 6.08 | 5.32 |
1974 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.63 | 2.31 |
1978 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.43 | 0.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 27.0 | 1.29 | 5.79 | 4.50 |
Horacio PinaHoracio Pina Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1968 Cleveland Indians | 31 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Cleveland Indians | 31 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1970 Washington Senators | 28 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Washington Senators | 28 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Texas Rangers | 28 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Oakland Athletics | 7, 28 | $24,000.00 | - | Stats |
1974 Chicago Cubs | 36 | $24,000.00 | - | - |
1974 California Angels | 34 | " " | - | - |
1978 Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | $32,000.00 | - | - |
Horacio Pina Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Horacio Piña was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians (1968/a>–1969/a>), Washington Senators ( 1970- 1971), Texas Rangers (1972), Oakland Athletics (1973), Chicago Cubs (1974), California Angels (1974), and Philadelphia Phillies (1978). Did you know that when Pina won a World Series championship with the 1973 A's, he became the first Mexican-born player to be on a World Series winning team?
The Washington Senators relocated after the 1971 season, and became the current-day Texas Rangers. When Horacio saved fifteen games in 1972, he became the Rangers record holder for most games saved in a season in Texas. Do you know who tied his record in 1977? [Answer]
In 1988, the Salón de la Fama del Béisbol de México (Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame) inducted Horacia Pina into their hall of fame. His biography included:
THE FIRST MEXICAN TO WIN A WORLD SERIES GAME
Since he was a teenager, he showed his quality as a pitcher in youth and amateur tournaments in his native Coahuila, reaping important triumphs. He started with Puebla and later managed to reach the Major Leagues, playing with various clubs.
In 1973 he went to the World Series pitching for the Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, and his team won the Fall Classic in seven games. He was later signed with Chicago Cubs, California Angels and Philadelphia Phillies.
His name appears in the record books of the most important baseball circuits in our country. In the Mexican Baseball League, he was the leader in ERA in 1977 with Aguascalientes, winning 21 games and losing four, with 1.94 earned runs allowed.
He had 100 wins to 68 losses in the Summer League, plus 24 saves, a no-hitter against Ciudad Juárez in 1975, and a sensational perfect game against the Red Devils in July 1978.
During his career in the Mexican Baseball League he averaged a stupendous 2.35 ERA. In the Mexican Pacific League, he contributed to the success of the victorious team Tomateros de Culiacán.