Noriega was born in Ogden, Utah to John (Jack) Noriega and Marion (Evertson) Noriega. He graduated from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, where he was an all-state pitcher and in basketball was a member of the 1961 state title-winning team.
Selected by the Reds out of the University of Utah in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft (62nd overall),[3] Noriega's Major League career (all as a relief pitcher) came in two bursts: five games in May 1969 and four games each in July and August 1970. During the latter season, the first year of the Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" dynasty, Noriega was primarily used in middle relief during the midsummer.[4] In one notable appearance, on August 6 against the San Francisco Giants, he threw 6+2⁄3innings of long relief, allowing only two runs.[5] His MLB season and career ended three days later, and he was not on the Reds' 1970 postseason squad. All told, he allowed 37 hits and 13 bases on balls with 10 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 MLB innings.
Noriega's career in minor league baseball lasted for six seasons (1966–1971) and 229 games played.[6]
After baseball, he worked for 25 years as a recreation therapist for Davis County Mental Health. In 1998 he founded the nonprofit organization HITE (High Impact Teaching Empowerment).
John Noriega died of a stroke at age 57 on September 29, 2001, in Layton, Utah. He was survived by his wife of 36 years, Barbara; sons John and David; daughter Kari; son-in-law Brandon Hatch; daughters-in-law Heidi and Sharlena; and six grandchildren (and one was on the way). He is buried in Kaysville.[7][8]
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January 01, 1970
john, noriega, john, alan, noriega, december, 1943, september, 2001, american, professional, baseball, player, right, handed, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, games, 1969, 1970, cincinnati, reds, born, ogden, utah, stood, feet, inches, tall, weighed, . John Alan Noriega December 20 1943 September 29 2001 was an American professional baseball player a right handed pitcher who played in 13 Major League Baseball games for the 1969 1970 Cincinnati Reds Born in Ogden Utah he stood 6 feet 4 inches 1 93 m tall and weighed 185 pounds 84 kg John NoriegaPitcherBorn 1943 12 20 December 20 1943Ogden UtahDied September 29 2001 2001 09 29 aged 57 Bountiful UtahBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 1 1969 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceAugust 9 1970 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average7 36Innings pitched25 2 3Strikeouts10TeamsCincinnati Reds 1969 1970 Noriega was born in Ogden Utah to John Jack Noriega and Marion Evertson Noriega He graduated from Davis High School in Kaysville Utah where he was an all state pitcher and in basketball was a member of the 1961 state title winning team He received scholarship offers from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah which is where he went He married Barbara Tidwell on October 1 1965 1 2 Selected by the Reds out of the University of Utah in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft 62nd overall 3 Noriega s Major League career all as a relief pitcher came in two bursts five games in May 1969 and four games each in July and August 1970 During the latter season the first year of the Cincinnati s Big Red Machine dynasty Noriega was primarily used in middle relief during the midsummer 4 In one notable appearance on August 6 against the San Francisco Giants he threw 6 2 3 innings of long relief allowing only two runs 5 His MLB season and career ended three days later and he was not on the Reds 1970 postseason squad All told he allowed 37 hits and 13 bases on balls with 10 strikeouts in 25 2 3 MLB innings Noriega s career in minor league baseball lasted for six seasons 1966 1971 and 229 games played 6 After baseball he worked for 25 years as a recreation therapist for Davis County Mental Health In 1998 he founded the nonprofit organization HITE High Impact Teaching Empowerment John Noriega died of a stroke at age 57 on September 29 2001 in Layton Utah He was survived by his wife of 36 years Barbara sons John and David daughter Kari son in law Brandon Hatch daughters in law Heidi and Sharlena and six grandchildren and one was on the way He is buried in Kaysville 7 8 References edit John Noriega Stats Obituary John Noriega October 2001 University of Utah official site Archived 2011 10 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrosheet 1970 8 6 box score from Retrosheet Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference John Noriega Stats Obituary John Noriega October 2001 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Retrosheet or Pura Pelota Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Noriega amp oldid 1224518918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
