Pedro (Rodriguez) Borbon
[edit] Biography
Born on December 2, 1946 in Mao, Valverde (Dominican Republic), Pedro Borbon (Pedro (Rodriguez) Borbon) played for the California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 12 year career. Borbon broke into the bigs on April 9, 1969 with the California Angels, and put up a 3.17 ERA in 122 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Pedro Borbon's best season was 1973, when he posted a 2.16 ERA, won 11 games, notched 14 saves and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6.15
| 20
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 55
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6.75
| 6
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 21
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.15
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 62
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 3.17
| 48
| 45
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 122
| 115
| 5
| 32
| 11
| 3
| 3
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 80
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 2.16
| 60
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 121
| 137
| 4
| 35
| 15
| 1
| 1
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 3.24
| 53
| 54
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 139
| 133
| 11
| 32
| 16
| 4
| 4
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 2.95
| 29
| 47
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 125
| 145
| 6
| 21
| 6
| 6
| 3
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 69
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 3.35
| 53
| 49
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 121
| 135
| 4
| 31
| 11
| 3
| 4
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 3.19
| 48
| 48
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 127
| 131
| 7
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 62
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 4.98
| 35
| 56
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 99.1
| 102
| 6
| 27
| 8
| 2
| 3
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.89
| 26
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 46
| 56
| 7
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.43
| 23
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 44.2
| 48
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 60
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 4.17
| 49
| 45
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 90.2
| 104
| 9
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.79
| 4
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 17
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 571
| 4
| 67
| 36
| 3.41
| 389
| 405
| 373
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 985.2
| 1043
| 58
| 240
| 81
| 22
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6.15
| 20
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 55
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 593
| 4
| 69
| 39
| 3.52
| 409
| 436
| 401
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 1026.2
| 1098
| 63
| 251
| 83
| 24
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 41
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .818
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| P
| 12
| 1
| 17.1
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| P
| 62
| 2
| 122
| 2
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .880
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| P
| 80
| 0
| 121
| 9
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 1
| .903
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 139
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .929
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 125
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .962
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| P
| 69
| 1
| 121
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 127
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 99.1
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 46
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 44.2
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 90.2
| 7
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .895
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 593
| 4
| 1026.2
| 54
| 152
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 28
| 2
| .928
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 62
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .048
| .130
| .048
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 80
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 26
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .192
| .192
| .192
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 24
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .292
| .292
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 69
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 62
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .182
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 60
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 571
| 153
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 7
| .209
| .219
| .222
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 43
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 593
| 156
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 7
| .205
| .215
| .218
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 44
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (October 15, 1964).
- Selected by California Angels from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by California Angels with Jim McGlothlin and Vern Geishert to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Alex Johnson and Chico Ruiz (November 25, 1969).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Hector Cruz (June 28, 1979).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (April 3, 1980).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 30, 1980).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 27, 1980).
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