Luis Sánchez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: August 24, 1953 in Cariaco, Venezuela ve

Died: February 4, 2005 in La Guaira, Venezuela

Debut: April 10, 1981 (Age 27-229d, 14,427th in major league history)
vs. SEA 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 32-043d)
vs. TEX 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Luis Mercedes Escoba Sanchez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

3.75

194

369.2

216

WHIP

1.396

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1972	18	HOU-min	Rk	6	3	.667	2.54	11	10		6	1	0	71.0	55	29	20	2	31	0	49	3	0	1				1.211	7.0	0.3	3.9	6.2	1.58	CCF FECR
1973	19	HOU-min	A	5	9	.357	4.22	26	19		6	1	0	130.0	140	75	61	9	43	1	93	6	3	5				1.408	9.7	0.6	3.0	6.4	2.16	CDR MIDW
1974	20	HOU-min	A	9	4	.692	1.59	25	18		7	3	2	147.0	122	39	26	4	44	2	130	7	1	5				1.129	7.5	0.2	2.7	8.0	2.95	CDR MIDW
1975	21	HOU-min	AA,A	8	15	.348	3.92	27	26		8	3	0	163.0	162	95	71	11	74	6	79	7	2	10				1.448	8.9	0.6	4.1	4.4	1.07	CBS,DBQ SOUL,MIDW
1976	22	CIN-min	A	0	2	.000	4.50	2	1		0	0	0	8.0	11	4	4	1	5	0	5	1	0	1				2.000	12.4	1.1	5.6	5.6	1.00	TAM FLOR
1977			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1978			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1979			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1980	26	LAD-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.32	5	5		0	0	0	22.0	27	14	13	1	10	0	15	0	1	1				1.682	11.0	0.4	4.1	6.1	1.50	ABQ PCL
1981	27	CAL-min	AAA	0	0		7.88	6	0	5	0	0	0	8.0	12	7	7	1	7	0	7	0	0	1				2.375	13.5	1.1	7.9	7.9	1.00	SLC PCL
1981	27	CAL	AL	0	2	.000	2.94	17	0	8	0	0	2	33.2	39	16	11	4	11	0	13	1	0	1	150	125	4.44	1.485	10.4	1.1	2.9	3.5	1.18
1982	28	CAL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	9.31	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	13	13	10	1	8	0	5	0	0	1				2.172	12.1	0.9	7.4	4.7	0.63	SPO PCL
1982	28	CAL	AL	7	4	.636	3.21	46	0	25	0	0	5	92.2	89	36	33	3	34	4	58	7	1	1	388	127	3.21	1.327	8.6	0.3	3.3	5.6	1.71
1983	29	CAL	AL	10	8	.556	3.66	56	1	34	0	0	7	98.1	92	42	40	6	40	14	49	3	0	2	416	111	3.86	1.342	8.4	0.5	3.7	4.5	1.23
1984	30	CAL	AL	9	7	.563	3.33	49	0	44	0	0	11	83.2	84	34	31	10	33	9	62	3	1	1	359	120	4.13	1.398	9.0	1.1	3.5	6.7	1.88
1985	31	CAL-min	AAA	0	0		10.12	4	0	4	0	0	0	5.1	7	6	6	1	2	1	4	0	0	1				1.688	11.8	1.7	3.4	6.8	2.00	EDM PCL
1985	31	CAL	AL	2	0	1.000	5.72	26	0	16	0	0	2	61.1	67	41	39	9	27	3	34	1	0	2	268	73	4.85	1.533	9.8	1.3	4.0	5.0	1.26
5 Yrs				28	21	.571	3.75	194	1	127	0	0	27	369.2	371	169	154	32	145	30	216	15	2	7	1581	108	3.98	1.396	9.0	0.8	3.5	5.3	1.49
162 Game Avg.				10	7	.571	3.75	68	0	44	0	0	9	129	129	59	54	11	51	10	75	5	1	2	551	108	3.98	1.396	9.0	0.8	3.5	5.3	1.49

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