Chico Escárrega
Ernesto "Chico" Escárrega (born December 27, 1949 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a 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 | |
| Saves | 1 |
| Earned run average | 3.67 |
| WHIP | 1.21 |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame | |
 | |
| Induction | 2001 |
Baseball career
Escárrega was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago White Sox.
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. He played as a starter, and a reliever, starting 2 games and collecting 1 save, pitching 73.2 innings, with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.21 to go 1-3 with 33 strikeouts, while appearing in a respectable 38 games.
Escárrega retired the year after his rookie season, before the start of the next season in early 1983, at the age of 33, along with four other White Sox teammates, including Sparky Lyle.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Baseball Almanac, or Retrosheet