Sid Monge
| Sid Monge | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 11, 1951 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 | |
| Win–loss record | 49–40 |
| Earned run average | 3.53 |
| Strikeouts | 471 |
| Saves | 56 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the Mexican | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2004 |
Isidro Monge Pedroza (born April 11, 1951) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched from 1975 to 1984. He played for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, all of the American League and the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres, both of the National League.
Career[]
Born in Agua Prieta, the Mexican state of Sonora, Monge moved to 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.[1]
Monge was called up to the Angels after going 14–9 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.
Monge went 49–40 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 12–10 with a 2.40 ERA.
Later life[]
In 2010, Monge was hired as the pitching coach for the Sultanes de Monterrey.[2] Previous coaching positions included pitching coach with the State College Spikes (2006), New Jersey Cardinals (2003–2005), 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 Mazatlán.
On June 14, 2004 he was inducted into the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México, or the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
References[]
- ^ Sid Monge | Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Collins, Tracy J. R. "Sid Monge". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- 1976 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project
- 1951 births
- Águilas 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 Culiacán players
- Venados de Mazatlán players
- West Palm Beach Tropics players
- Yaquis de Obregón players
- People from Agua Prieta