As a 19-year-old rookie, Monteagudo made his majors debut with the Kansas City Athletics on September 1, 1963. After three-plus seasons with Kansas City, he was dealt to the Houston Astros on May 17, 1966. At the end of the season, he received Venezuelancitizenship. Then, he joined the Chicago White Sox on July 16, 1967, with a new nationality. After a season in Chicago, he played with the Kansas City Royals (1970) and California Angels (1973).
Monteagudo was traded along with Chris Coletta from the Angels to the Phillies for Denny Doyle at the Winter Meetings on December 6, 1973, completing a transaction from four months earlier on August 14 when Philadelphia purchased Billy Grabarkewitz's contract from California.[1]
In seven seasons, Monteagudo compiled a 3–7 record with 58 strikeouts, a 5.05 ERA, four saves, and 132 innings pitched in 72 games (65 as a reliever). He played his final majors game on September 28, 1973.
At the same time, Monteagudo played in the Mexican League with the Puebla, Coahuila, Aguascalientes and Veracruz clubs. He pitched a no-hitter game against Nuevo Laredo (March 19, 1979) and led the league in strikeouts once (222, in 1978). After retiring in 1981, he started a successful managerial career in the league.
Aurelio Monteagudo was killed in a car accident in Saltillo, Mexico nine days before his 47th birthday. He, Aurelio Rodríguez and Aurelio López are the only three players in MLB history named Aurelio, and all three were killed in car accidents between the ages of 44 and 52. (Note: From 1928 to 1930, Aurelio Cortés played for the Cuban Stars (West) of the Negro National League (I), which is now officially considered to have been a major league.)
^Rappoport, Ken. "National League Tentatively Agrees to Move Padres to Washington, D.C." The Associated Press (AP), Friday, December 7, 1973. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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aurelio, monteagudo, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, monteagudo, second, maternal, family, name, cintra, aurelio, faustino, monteagudo, cintra, november, 1943, november, 1990, nicknamed, monty, right, handed, screwball, pitcher, played, major, l. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Monteagudo and the second or maternal family name is Cintra Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra aʊ ˈ r eɪ l i oʊ m ɒ n t eɪ ˈ ɡ uː d oʊ November 19 1943 November 10 1990 nicknamed Monty was a right handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball He was the son of former big leaguer Rene Monteagudo Aurelio MonteagudoMonteagudo in 1970PitcherBorn 1943 11 19 November 19 1943Caibarien CubaDied November 10 1990 1990 11 10 aged 46 Ramos Arizpe MexicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 1 1963 for the Kansas City AthleticsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1973 for the California AngelsMLB statisticsWin loss record3 7Earned run average5 05Strikeouts58TeamsKansas City Athletics 1963 1966 Houston Astros 1966 Chicago White Sox 1967 Kansas City Royals 1970 California Angels 1973 Member of the VenezuelanBaseball Hall of FameInduction2009 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMonteagudo was born in Caibarien Villa Clara Province Cuba He moved to Venezuela after Fidel Castro s rise to power in his homeland As a 19 year old rookie Monteagudo made his majors debut with the Kansas City Athletics on September 1 1963 After three plus seasons with Kansas City he was dealt to the Houston Astros on May 17 1966 At the end of the season he received Venezuelan citizenship Then he joined the Chicago White Sox on July 16 1967 with a new nationality After a season in Chicago he played with the Kansas City Royals 1970 and California Angels 1973 Monteagudo was traded along with Chris Coletta from the Angels to the Phillies for Denny Doyle at the Winter Meetings on December 6 1973 completing a transaction from four months earlier on August 14 when Philadelphia purchased Billy Grabarkewitz s contract from California 1 In seven seasons Monteagudo compiled a 3 7 record with 58 strikeouts a 5 05 ERA four saves and 132 innings pitched in 72 games 65 as a reliever He played his final majors game on September 28 1973 Monteagudo also played 20 seasons in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League with five teams Caracas 1963 68 Magallanes 1968 La Guaira 1968 74 1976 82 and Portuguesa 1975 compiling a 79 81 record with 897 strikeouts and a 3 37 ERA On December 20 1973 Monteagudo kept the Cardenales de Lara hitless for 8 2 3 innings until Faustino Zabala ruined the no hitter with a single to center field At the same time Monteagudo played in the Mexican League with the Puebla Coahuila Aguascalientes and Veracruz clubs He pitched a no hitter game against Nuevo Laredo March 19 1979 and led the league in strikeouts once 222 in 1978 After retiring in 1981 he started a successful managerial career in the league Aurelio Monteagudo was killed in a car accident in Saltillo Mexico nine days before his 47th birthday He Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Lopez are the only three players in MLB history named Aurelio and all three were killed in car accidents between the ages of 44 and 52 Note From 1928 to 1930 Aurelio Cortes played for the Cuban Stars West of the Negro National League I which is now officially considered to have been a major league See also editList of Major League Baseball players from Cuba List of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences edit Rappoport Ken National League Tentatively Agrees to Move Padres to Washington D C The Associated Press AP Friday December 7 1973 Retrieved December 23 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Mexican League statistics Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aurelio Monteagudo amp oldid 1220343124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
