Hipólito Peña

Hipólito Peña Concepción (born January 30, 1964) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1986 until 1988, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Concepción.

Hipólito Peña
Pitcher
Born: (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964 Fantino, Dominican Republic
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1988, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–7
Strikeouts	32
Earned run average	4.84
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1987) New York Yankees (1988)

Career

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981, and began his professional career in Butte that same year. In 1982, he was brought up to Pikeville. In 1983, he split time between Aguascalien and Beloit, and after the season was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he started with the Bradenton Pirates. In 1985, he split time between Miami and Prince William. In 1986, he started out in Nashua where he made his debut on September 1. In 1987, he sent back down to minors to play for Vancouver. Then after a good start in Vancouver, he was brought up to the Pittsburgh Pirates again. On March 30, 1988, he was traded to the New York Yankees for Orestes Destrade.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)