Evelio Hernández (baseball) explained

Evelio Hernández
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:24 December 1930
Birth Place:Guanabacoa, Cuba
Death Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 12
Debutyear:1956
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 23
Finalyear:1957
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.45
Stat3label:Innings pitched
Stat3value:58⅔
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Gregorio Evelio Hernández López (December 24, 1930 – December 18, 2015) was a Cuban right-handed pitcher who appeared in 18 games for the – Washington Senators of Major League Baseball.[1] [2] He stood 6feet tall and weighed .

Hernández' professional career on the North American mainland spanned 11 seasons (1954–1958; 1961–1964; 1966–1967) and 370 games in United States and Mexican league baseball. His notable seasons included 1955, when he won 23 games and lost 15 while pitching in 55 games and 271 innings for the Hobbs Sports of the Class C Longhorn League, and the following year, 1956, when he won 18 and lost 4, compiling a stellar 2.86 earned run average, for the Charlotte Hornets of the Class A Sally League.[3] That performance earned him a late-season call-up to the Senators, when he appeared in four games.

Hernández split the next season between Charlotte, the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, and the Senators, for whom he worked in 14 more games. Altogether, his Major League record included one complete game, a 1–1 won-lost record (with an ERA of 4.45), 28 bases on balls and 24 strikeouts in 58⅔ innings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memory of Mr. Gregorio Evelio Hernandez December 24, 1930 - December 18, 2015 . 19 December 2015 . 20 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Evelio Hernandez, 83, Cuban pitcher for the Washington Senators . Newspaper Post . 20 December 2015.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hernan001gre Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference