Santiago Mederos (baseball)
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Men's Baseball | ||
Baseball World Cup | ||
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1970 Bogotá | Team |
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1971 Havana | Team |
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1972 Managua | Team |
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1976 Bogotá | Team |
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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1970 Panama City | Team |
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1978 Medellín | Team |
Pan American Games | ||
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1975 Mexico City | Team |
Santiago Mederos Iglesias (September 8, 1944 – December 15, 1979) was baseball player in the Cuban National League during the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Industriales, La Habana, Occidentales, Agricultores and Selección.[1]
Career
He spent 15 years in the league, going 123-67 with a 1.97 ERA.[2] He set and tied numerous league records during his career, including shutouts in a season (eight in 1967-1968, tied with Carlos Gálvez). In 1968-1969, he led the league with 208 strikeouts, setting a new record. He also set the single-game record for strikeouts with 20. Following the 1968-1969 season, he was named the Serie Nacional Most Valuable Pitcher. His two strikeout records have been broken, his shutout record has been tied, but not broken.[3]
He also pitched for Cuba's national team in multiple tournaments. He worked for the team in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, in which Cuba won gold; the 1970 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1971 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1972 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1975 Pan American Games, in which Cuba took gold; the 1976 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold and the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, in which Cuba took gold.[3]
Death
He died in a car accident in 1979.
References
- ^ "Santiago Mederos - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Who Have Been the Top Players in Cuba in the Castro Era? by Jim Albright". baseballguru.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b Lowry, Philip J. (26 April 2010). "Baseball's Longest Games: A Comprehensive Worldwide Record Book". McFarland. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 by Peter C. Bjarkman
- 1944 births
- 1979 deaths
- Cuban baseball players
- Road incident deaths in Cuba
- Baseball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Cuban baseball biography stubs