Ramón Monzant

Ramón Segundo Monzant Espina (January 4, 1933 – August 10, 2001) was a 6 ft (1.83 m), 165 lb (75 kg) right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants in all or parts of six seasons between 1954 and 1960. He compiled a 16–21 record with a 4.38 earned run average (ERA) and 201 strikeouts in 316​2⁄3 innings.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Monzant and the second or maternal family name is Espina.
Ramón Monzant
Pitcher
Born: (1933-01-04)January 4, 1933
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Died: August 10, 2001(2001-08-10) (aged 68)
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1954, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1960, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record16–21
Earned run average4.38
Strikeouts201
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Monzant was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He first played professionally for the Shelby Farmers in 1952 before being purchased by the New York Giants organization. In 1953, he played for the Danville Leafs and won 23 games for the team. Monzant was promoted to the Minneapolis Millers in 1954, and pitched in 27 games for the team, winning 11 and losing 7. He also played in six games for the Giants, making his major league debut on July 2, 1954.[1] Monzant spent the first half of 1955 with the Millers before returning to the Giants. In 28 games, he had a 4–8 record and a 3.99 ERA. One of his best performances took place on April 29, 1956, in a Giants 8–1 complete game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, when a one-out, first inning-inning single by Del Ennis cost him a no-hitter.[2] Due to a sore arm, Monzant only pitched in four games that season, but returned in 1957 to pitch in 24 games for the Giants.[3]

In 1958, Monzant remained on the major league roster for the full season. He pitched the first west coast night game on April 16, 1958 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as both the Dodgers and now-San Francisco Giants has moved to the west coast beginning that season.[4] He pitched in 43 games for the Giants that season. In 1959, citing a sore arm and a desire to sit out the season, wishing to return to Venezuela, Monzant retired from baseball.[5] He returned to the Giants in 1960, pitching one game for them and spending the rest of the year with the Tacoma Giants, the team's AAA affiliate. During the season, he broke his leg while sliding into second base, which led to him retiring from baseball for good.[4]

Monzant was named to the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006,[6] and was named to the Navegantes del Magallanes Hall of Fame in 2012.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Ramon Monzant Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. "New York Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. April 29, 1956. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  3. "Ramon Monzant Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. Marazzi, Rich (2003). Baseball Players of the 1950s: A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers. McFarland & Company. p. 267–268. ISBN 9781476604299.
  5. "Monzant Retires From Baseball". Progress-Bulletin. March 25, 1959. p. 30.
  6. Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame – 2006 inductees Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  7. Meridiano.com – Magallanes exaltó a 14 personajes al Salón de La Fama de la organización Archived 2014-01-30 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
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