Andy Rincon
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Andrew John Rincon is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
born in Monterey Park, California
on March 5, 1959. He was drafted out of St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs California by the St. Louis Cardinals
in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
. He was a "September Call-up" in 1980, and he pitched pretty well. He started four games, going 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA. This earned him another brief look the next year, when he had a similar 3-1 record, this time with a 1.77 ERA in five starts. That season, he was hit in the arm by a line drive from Phil Garner
, thus hampering his career. The Cardinals
still tried him out in the bullpen in 1982, when he started six games and relieved in five games, finishing with a 2-3 record and 4.72 ERA. The next year, however, he did not make it to the Major Leagues
at all, and the Cardinals
released him at the end of 1983. The San Diego Padres
signed him that offseason, but he never pitched in the majors again.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
born in Monterey Park, California
Monterey Park, California
Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. The city's motto is "Pride in the past, Faith in the future"...
on March 5, 1959. He was drafted out of St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs California by the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
1977 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.- Background :The White Sox raised some brows when they passed on right-handed pitcher Bill Gullickson, a native of nearby Orland Park, IL, and selected outfielder Harold Baines as the number one...
. He was a "September Call-up" in 1980, and he pitched pretty well. He started four games, going 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA. This earned him another brief look the next year, when he had a similar 3-1 record, this time with a 1.77 ERA in five starts. That season, he was hit in the arm by a line drive from Phil Garner
Phil Garner
Philip Mason Garner is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988...
, thus hampering his career. The Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
still tried him out in the bullpen in 1982, when he started six games and relieved in five games, finishing with a 2-3 record and 4.72 ERA. The next year, however, he did not make it to the Major Leagues
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
at all, and the Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
released him at the end of 1983. The San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
signed him that offseason, but he never pitched in the majors again.