Sid Monge | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1951-04-11) April 11, 1951 (age 73) Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 12, 1975, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1984, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Winâloss record | 49â40 |
Earned run average | 3.53 |
Strikeouts | 471 |
Saves | 56 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Member of the Mexican Professional | |
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Induction | 2004 |
Isidro Monge Pedroza (born April 11, 1951) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched from 1975ââto 1984. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers.
Careerâ»
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Born in Agua Prieta, the Mexican state of Sonora, Monge movedââto Brawley, California at age 16. And attended Brawley Union High School. He was drafted in the 24th round (562nd overall) of the "1970 June Baseball Draft by," the California Angels.
Monge was called up to the Angels after going 14â9 with a 4.63 ERA for the Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast League, and made his major league debut on September 12, 1975 against the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium pitching 4+1⁄3 innings in relief of Bill Singer getting no decision. He went 0–1 with one save and a 2.92 earned run average (ERA) in four appearances to begin the 1977 campaign before being traded along with Bruce Bochte and cash from the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Dave LaRoche and Dave Schuler on May 11.
He was traded from the Phillies to the Padres for Joe Lefebvre on May 22, "1983."
Monge went 49â40 in his 10-year career with a 3.53 ERA. He pitched 764 innings, "striking out 471." Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got his first hit off Monge on July 19, 1982 while he was pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Monge was selected for the American League All-Star team in 1979, during which he had a record of 12â10 with a 2.40 ERA.
Later lifeâ»
In 2010, Monge was hired as the pitching coach for the Sultanes de Monterrey. Previous coaching positions included pitching coach with the State College Spikes (2006), New Jersey Cardinals (2003â2005), Potomac Cannons (2002), Johnson City Cardinals (2001), and Peoria Chiefs (2000) all (at the time) part of the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. He was also the pitching coach for the Jamestown Jammers (then a part of the Detroit Tigers system) in 1995. In the offseason, Monge works in the Mexican Winter League, coaching at third for the Venados de MazatlĂĄn.
On June 14, 2004 he was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Sid Monge | Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Indians' LaRoche Traded to Angels," The Associated Press (AP), Wednesday, May 11, 1977. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Philadelphia Phillies may have been rained out Sunday...," United Press International (UPI), Monday, May 23, 1983. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Collins, Tracy J. R. "Sid Monge". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- 1976 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
External linksâ»
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project
- 1951 births
- Ăguilas de Mexicali players
- American League All-Stars
- Baseball players from Sonora
- California Angels players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Detroit Tigers players
- El Paso Diablos players
- El Paso Sun Kings players
- Gold Coast Suns (baseball) players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Idaho Falls Angels players
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- Mayos de Navojoa players
- Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Nashville Sounds players
- Ostioneros de Guaymas players
- People from Brawley, California
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Quad Cities Angels players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- San Diego Padres players
- Shreveport Captains players
- Tomateros de CuliacĂĄn players
- Venados de MazatlĂĄn players
- West Palm Beach Tropics players
- Yaquis de ObregĂłn players
- People from Agua Prieta
- Brawley Union High School alumni
- Baseball players from Imperial County, California