Jorge Jesús Rubio Chávez (April 23, 1945 – June 15, 2020) was a Mexican Major League Baseballpitcher who played during two seasons in 1966–67. He appeared with the California Angels for seven games during the 1966 season, which included a complete game 2–0 victory on October 2 in the last game of the season against the visiting Cleveland Indians where he recorded 15 strikeouts,[1] and three games during the 1967 California Angels season. Going into the 1967 season, he was in contention to make the team's starting rotation but, following a leg injury which cost him over two weeks of spring training, he was surpassed by fellow rookie Rickey Clark. Following the season, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds with Bill Kelso for Sammy Ellis.[2] During that winter, Rubio pitched in Mexico and, in order to spell his tired right arm, pitched some games using his left arm. He claimed that he had been experimenting with ambidextrous pitching in high school and could throw with "the same speed left-handed" but less control. He continued using his left hand in spring training with the Reds in 1968 but said he planned to use his right hand regularly once it was sufficiently rested.[3]
jorge, rubio, baseball, jorge, jesús, rubio, chávez, april, 1945, june, 2020, mexican, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, during, seasons, 1966, appeared, with, california, angels, seven, games, during, 1966, season, which, included, complete, game, vic. Jorge Jesus Rubio Chavez April 23 1945 June 15 2020 was a Mexican Major League Baseball pitcher who played during two seasons in 1966 67 He appeared with the California Angels for seven games during the 1966 season which included a complete game 2 0 victory on October 2 in the last game of the season against the visiting Cleveland Indians where he recorded 15 strikeouts 1 and three games during the 1967 California Angels season Going into the 1967 season he was in contention to make the team s starting rotation but following a leg injury which cost him over two weeks of spring training he was surpassed by fellow rookie Rickey Clark Following the season he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds with Bill Kelso for Sammy Ellis 2 During that winter Rubio pitched in Mexico and in order to spell his tired right arm pitched some games using his left arm He claimed that he had been experimenting with ambidextrous pitching in high school and could throw with the same speed left handed but less control He continued using his left hand in spring training with the Reds in 1968 but said he planned to use his right hand regularly once it was sufficiently rested 3 Jorge RubioPitcherBorn 1945 04 23 April 23 1945Mexicali MexicoDied June 15 2020 2020 06 15 aged 75 Mexicali MexicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 21 1966 for the California AngelsLast MLB appearanceMay 1 1967 for the California AngelsMLB statisticsWin loss record2 3Earned run average3 19Strikeouts31TeamsCalifornia Angels 1966 1967 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Rubio and the second or maternal family name is Chavez He died on June 15 2020 4 References edit California Angels 2 Cleveland Indians 0 Retrosheet retrosheet org October 2 1966 Retrieved June 19 2020 Burick Si December 1 1967 Cliche or Not You Can t Tell 1968 Reds Without a Program Dayton Daily News p 26 Retrieved December 23 2022 Ambidextrous Rubio Says Two Pitching Arms Better Than One The Los Angeles Times UPI March 15 1968 p 3 Retrieved December 23 2022 Jorge Rubio murio este lunes a los 75 anos confirmo la LMB El Heraldo de Mexico in Mexican Spanish June 15 2020 Archived from the original on June 16 2020 Retrieved June 16 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Mexican baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Rubio baseball amp oldid 1176189139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
