Manny Sarmiento

Manny Sarmiento
Pitcher
Born: (1956-02-02) February 2, 1956 Cagua, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1976, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1983, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	26–22
Earned run average	3.49
Strikeouts	283
Saves	12
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1976–1979) Seattle Mariners (1980) Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–1983)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1976)

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Manuel Eduardo Sarmiento Aponte (born February 2, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1976–79), Seattle Mariners (1980; 1981 on the disabled list) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–83) in Major League Baseball.

Sarmiento played for four years with Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine". While with the Reds, he posted a 14–8 record with 138 strikeouts, six saves, and a 4.12 ERA in 132 appearances (including five as a starting pitcher).

In 1980, Sarmiento was injured while with Seattle, requiring season-ending surgery and more than 18 months of rehabilitation. Sarmiento was traded in 1981 to the Pirates. For part of the season, he switched from the bullpen in an emergency move and had a 9–4 record with 81 strikeouts and 3.39 ERA record before returning to relief duties in the 1983 season.

In a seven-season career, Sarmiento compiled a 26–22 mark with 283 strikeouts and a 3.49 ERA in 513 innings pitched.

Quote

"Sarmiento was a fine fielder with a lively split-finger fastball and a singing voice good enough to once sing the National Anthem before a game. As a 20-year-old rookie in 1976, the slender Venezuelan helped the Reds to a World Championship with five relief wins". - Ed Walton, at Baseball Library.

See also

• List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Winter League