Mario Soto

Full Name: Mario Melvin Soto	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/174	First Game: July 21, 1977
Birthdate: July 12, 1956	Final Game: June 16, 1988
Birthplace: Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic)	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on July 12, 1956 in Bani, Peravia (Dominican Republic), Mario Soto (Mario Melvin Soto) played for the Cincinnati Reds for his entire 12 year career. Soto broke into the bigs on July 21, 1977 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 5.34 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Mario Soto's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he posted a 2.79 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 274 batters. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 2.70 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 242 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1977	CIN	N	12	10	2	6	5.34	44	38	36	2	1	0	60.2	60	12	26	4	4	3
1978	CIN	N	5	1	1	0	2.50	13	5	5	0	0	0	18	13	1	13	3	0	0
1979	CIN	N	25	0	3	2	5.30	32	25	22	0	0	0	37.1	33	2	30	2	0	1
1980	CIN	N	53	12	10	8	3.07	182	72	65	3	1	4	190.1	126	11	84	10	6	2
1981	CIN	N	25	25	12	9	3.29	151	69	64	10	3	0	175	142	13	61	3	4	3
1982	CIN	N	35	34	14	13	2.79	274	88	80	13	2	0	257.2	202	19	71	3	6	4
1983	CIN	N	34	34	17	13	2.70	242	96	82	18	3	0	273.2	207	28	95	6	2	5
1984	CIN	N	33	33	18	7	3.53	185	102	93	13	0	0	237.1	181	26	87	6	3	5
1985	CIN	N	36	36	12	15	3.58	214	109	102	9	1	0	256.2	196	30	104	3	8	2
1986	CIN	N	19	19	5	10	4.71	67	61	55	1	1	0	105	113	15	46	6	3	1
1987	CIN	N	6	6	3	2	5.12	11	18	18	0	0	0	31.2	34	7	12	1	1	0
1988	CIN	N	14	14	3	7	4.66	34	49	45	3	1	0	87	88	8	28	3	0	2
Total			297	224	100	92	3.47	1449	732	667	72	13	4	1730.1	1395	172	657	50	37	28

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1977	CIN	N	P	12	10	60.2	5	9	0	1	0	2	3	1	1.000
1978	CIN	N	P	5	1	18	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
1979	CIN	N	P	25	0	37.1	1	2	0	0	0	9	4	0	1.000
1980	CIN	N	P	53	12	190.1	12	25	3	2	3	25	5	0	.925
1981	CIN	N	P	25	25	175	10	19	2	1	2	25	5	1	.935
1982	CIN	N	P	35	34	257.2	10	29	3	1	2	24	9	0	.929
1983	CIN	N	P	34	34	273.2	22	28	5	1	2	18	14	0	.909
1984	CIN	N	P	33	33	237.1	12	22	3	1	3	32	14	1	.919
1985	CIN	N	P	36	36	256.2	13	34	2	0	1	43	10	0	.959
1986	CIN	N	P	19	19	105	3	16	1	0	2	15	8	2	.950
1987	CIN	N	P	6	6	31.2	2	6	0	0	0	9	2	0	1.000
1988	CIN	N	P	14	14	87	5	12	3	1	0	13	4	1	.850
Total			P	297	224	1730.1	95	203	22	8	15	217	78	6	.931

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1977	CIN	N	12	13	0	1	0	1	.077	.188	.077	0	0	1	3	1	1	0
1978	CIN	N	5	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
1979	CIN	N	25	7	2	4	0	1	.571	.571	.571	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
1980	CIN	N	54	46	3	2	0	0	.043	.043	.043	0	0	0	16	0	8	0
1981	CIN	N	25	59	4	4	0	0	.068	.083	.068	0	0	1	24	0	6	0
1982	CIN	N	37	84	5	14	0	5	.167	.213	.214	4	0	4	25	1	11	0
1983	CIN	N	35	88	6	11	0	2	.125	.135	.159	3	0	1	26	0	11	0
1984	CIN	N	33	87	5	18	1	9	.207	.205	.299	5	0	0	28	0	4	0
1985	CIN	N	37	83	3	11	0	4	.133	.143	.157	0	1	1	24	0	6	1
1986	CIN	N	19	27	2	3	0	1	.111	.111	.148	1	0	0	6	0	6	0
1987	CIN	N	6	12	1	1	0	0	.083	.083	.083	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1988	CIN	N	14	22	1	1	0	1	.045	.160	.045	0	0	3	7	0	4	1
Total			302	530	32	70	1	24	.132	.152	.166	13	1	11	166	2	58	2

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cincinnati Reds (December 3, 1973).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 20, 1988).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 27, 1988).
Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 7, 1988).

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