Chuck estrada biography

Charles Leonard Estrada is an American former professional baseball player.

Charles Leonard Estrada was born on February 15, 1938, the fifth of eight children of John Robert and Catherine M. (Rizzoli) Estrada, in San Margarita.

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Chuck Estrada

American baseball player (born 1938)

Baseball player

Charles Leonard Estrada (born February 15, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1960 to 1967, playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. Estrada was a member of the 1960's Baltimore Orioles Kiddie Korps.^[1]^[2] After his retirement from the major leagues, Estrada served as pitching coach in the majors.

Early years

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After completing high school, Estrada was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on September 27, 1956. Estrada's manager with the 1959 Vancouver Mounties, Charlie Metro, had this to say of his ace: "Chuck Estrada was another fine young talent who went up and won 18 games for the Orioles in 1960. He got a sore arm a couple of years later, and they accused me of ruining his arm. It was rumbled around, and I had to straighten everybody out. I said, 'Chuck had two great years after I had him at Vancouver. How could I have ruined his arm?' With Estrada, I had orders that he wasn't supposed to make more than seventy-five pitches in a seven-inning ball game.

"He was one of those guys you'd clock at ninety miles plus. He was a young guy, and he had a fine

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Chuck Estrada

The elder statesman of the Baby Birds staff that vaulted the Baltimore Orioles into pennant contention in the early 1960s was a mere 22-year-old. He is the only AL pitcher to lead the circuit in wins during a rookie campaign and the only one in either league to do so since Chicago Cubs righty Larry Cheney in 1912.1 Though Chuck Estrada’s 18 rookie wins matched such notable hurlers as Babe Ruth and Dizzy Dean, he fell considerably short of the 22 first-place votes garnered by shortstop Ron Hansen in the only instance where teammates finished 1-2-3 in Rookie of the Year balloting.

Despite a large number of walks and HBP during his debut season (wild pitches would climb in future campaigns), Estrada garnered a respectable 3.58 ERA (league average: 3.87) to join Hansen and rookie teammate Jim Gentile in garnering both an All Star berth and MVP consideration. Orioles manager Paul Richards, who had a knack for developing talented young pitchers, began working with Estrada the following spring to change the righty’s windup. Though there is no evidence that the new windup was a direct cause, Estrada departed spring camp with elbow soreness .2 He collected an additional 15 wins in 1961 to place among the league leaders and establish himself as one of the major leagues

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MLB Stats ejection Chuck Estrada

Chuck Estrada Ballgame Stats | Baseball Almanac

Chuck Estrada, the Important League Ball player, was born absurdity Tuesday, Feb 15, 1938, in San Luis Obispo, California. Estrada was 22 years standing when why not? broke cross the threshold the greater leagues allocation April 21, 1960, pick up again the City Orioles. Grub Estrada stats, height, outburst, career totals, schools, positions, and finer historical delving are false the Ballgame Almanac.

"Chuck Estrada, reflecting on his days bit pitching instructor of picture Texas Rangers: 'We challenging a bargain scientific practice of conveyance in easement pitchers. Surprise used interpretation first facial appearance who answered the phone.'" - Ballgame Digest (November 1974)

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
1960	22	Orioles	36	25	6	18	11	.621	3.58	12	1	2	208.2	883	162	83	87	18	101	3	144	2	15	0	-
1961	23	Orioles	33	31	1	15	9	.625	3.69	6	1	0	212.0	924	159	87	91	19	132	0	160	8	10	2	-
1962	24	Orioles	34	33	0	9	17	.346	3.83	6	0	0	223.1	974	199	95	112	24	121	16	165	9	10	0	-
1963	25	Orioles	8	7	1	3	2	.600	4.60	0	0	0	31.1	138	26	16	17	2	19	0	16	3	1	0	-
1964	26	Orioles	17	6	0	3	2	.600	5.27	0	0	0	5