Horacio Estrada
| Horacio Estrada | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 19, 1975 San Joaquín, Carabobo, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 4, 1999, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 21, 2001, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 4-1 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 22 | ||
| Teams | |||
Horacio Estrada Jiménez (born October 19, 1975) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb., Estrada batted and threw left handed. He was born in San Joaquín, Carabobo.
Estrada played from 1999 through 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies (2001). In a three-season career, he compiled a 4–1 record with 22 strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 36 innings of work.
He also has pitched with four different teams of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, most prominently for the Tigres de Aragua club.
On January 17, 2004 he broke his hip when the bus of the team crashed with a Van. He returned in the 2006–2007 season, posting a 5-1 record and a 196 ERA, while allowing 7.27 hits per nine innings pitched. He then was named Pitcher of the Year in the Venezuelan league, receiving Carrao Bracho Trophy honors.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics