Manuel Alarcón Reina[a] (19 February 1941 – 29 May 1998) was a Cuban baseball player.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1963 São Paulo | Team |
 | 1967 Winnipeg | Team |
In 1964–1965, he became the first pitcher in the history of the league to strike out more than 100 batters in a season, striking out 101 in 94.2 innings. On 24 January, in the 1966–1967 season, he threw the third no-hitter in Cuban National Series history. He won the Cuban National Series Most Valuable Pitcher award that season.
Biography
editHe was born in Bartolomé Masó, Cuba and died in Havana, Cuba. He pitched for the Orientales in the Cuban National Series for seven years in the 1960s. He posted a win-loss record of 41-24 and an ERA of 1.82 ERA in 87 games, 70 of which he started. He also threw 43 complete games and 12 shutouts.[1]
He also pitched in the 1963 Pan American Games and the 1967 Pan American Games.[2]
Notes
edit- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alarcón and the second or maternal family name is Reina.
References
edit- ↑ "Cuban-Play.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ AtThePlate.com
External links
edit- Manuel Alarcón at InterSportStats
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