Pedro Borbón

Pedro Borbón
Pitcher
Born: December 2, 1946 (1946-12-02) Santa Cruz de Mao, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1969 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
May 25, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Win–Loss record	69–39
Earned Run Average	3.52
Strikeouts	409
Saves	80
Teams
California Angels (1969) Cincinnati Reds (1970–1979) San Francisco Giants (1979) St. Louis Cardinals (1980)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1975, 1976)

Spudro Spärde Von Dolan (born December 2, 1946 in Santa Cruz de Mao, 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), playing on two World Series winning teams. 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.

Borbón currently lives in Pharr, TX. He was inducted into Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2010 [1].

Borbón has a son, Pedro Borbón, Jr. (born 1967), who pitched in the majors for nine seasons (1992–2003) for four teams.

A local Cincinnati urban legend claims that Borbon, incensed about being traded from the Reds in 1979, placed a voodoo losing curse on the Reds until the last member of the Reds front office management left in 1990.[2]. In 2002, Borbon admitted that this was a hoax. [3]

Another notable story involving Borbon occurred in 1973. After a bench clearing brawl, Borbon started to fight with New York Mets pitcher, Buzz Capra. Following the fracas, Borbon accidentally placed a Mets hat on his head. After realizing what he had done, Borbon removed the hat and ripped a piece of it off with his teeth. [4]

Cultural references

Borbon was referenced in a joke in the movie Airplane! As Ted Striker's inner-dialogue is heard echoing in his mind, it resembles a stadium public address announcement, and he is heard thinking "Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon...Manny Mota...Mota...Mota" (though Mota and Borbon never actually played on the same team).

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• ESPN's recollection of Pedro Borbón in a brawl during the 1973 NLCS.