Chico Escárrega
Ernesto "Chico" Escárrega (born December 27, 1949) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in their 1982 season.
| Chico Escárrega | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: December 27, 1949 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 1982, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1982, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.67 |
| Strikeouts | 33 |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2001 |
Baseball career
Escárrega was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago White Sox after having pitched ten years in the Mexican League.
Escárrega entered major league baseball in 1982, as a 32-year-old rookie, the year that future Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. ended up winning the AL rookie of the year title. Pitching primarily in relief, he went 1-3 in 73.2 innings with a 3.67 ERA, 33 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.21.
The White Sox sold Escárrega back to the Mexican League's Mexico City Reds after the 1982 season. He pitched in Mexico in 1983-84 and again in 1988.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Baseball Almanac, or Retrosheet
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