Pedro Borbón

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Pedro Borbón

Pitcher

Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1969 for the California Angels
Final game
May 25, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Record	69-39
Earned Run Average	4.09
Strikeouts	352
Teams
California Angels (1969) Cincinnati Reds (1970-1979) San Francisco Giants (1979) St. Louis Cardinals (1980)
Career highlights and awards
National League pennant: 1972, 1975, 1976 World Series champion: 1975, 1976

Pedro Borbón Rodriguez (born December 2, 1946 in Valverde, Dominican Republic ) is a former pitcher. He played Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (1969 - 1980) for four teams, including 10 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1970 - 1979). Borbón was mainly known for being a relief pitcher, pitching 4⅓ scoreless innings during the 1976 National League Championship Series, when the Reds won the series 3-0.

Borbon is currently the pitching coach for the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Borbón's son, Pedro Borbón, Jr. is also a former MLB pitcher who played in the majors from 1992 to 2003.

[edit] Cultural References

Borbon was referenced in a joke in the movie Airplane! As we hear Ted Striker's inner-dialogue echo in his mind, it resembles a stadium public address and we hear him think "Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon...Manny Mota...Mota...Mota"

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
ESPN's recollection of Pedro Borbón in a brawl during the 1973 NLCS.

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Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series roster

v • d • e Cincinnati Reds 1976 World Series roster
5 Johnny Bench \| 8 Joe Morgan \| 9 Bill Plummer \| 13 Dave Concepción \| 14 Pete Rose \| 15 George Foster \| 20 César Gerónimo \| 22 Dan Driessen \| 24 Tony Pérez \| 30 Ken Griffey \| 32 Fred Norman \| 34 Pedro Borbón \| 35 Don Gullett \| 37 Will McEnaney \| 38 Gary Nolan \| 40 Pat Zachry \| 43 Jack Billingham \| 49 Rawly Eastwick Manager 10 Sparky Anderson