Aurelio Monteagudo
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1973)
Aurelio Monteagudo was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1973 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 11 seasons. Across 72 career appearances, he went 3-7 with a 5.05 ERA and 58 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 180 lb
- Died
- 11/10/1990 in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, México
- MLB Debut
- 1963-09-01
- Last Game
- 1973-09-28
Full name: Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.57 | — | 0.0 |
| 1964 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 8.90 | 3.58 (-149%) | -2935.8 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.86 | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2.84 | 3.52 (+19%) | -69.1 |
| 1966 | HOU | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4.70 | 3.52 (-33%) | -429.7 |
| 1967 | CHA | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.25 | — | 0.0 |
| 1970 | KCA | AL | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2.96 | 3.89 (+24%) | 354.4 |
| 1973 | CAL | AL | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30.0 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4.20 | 3.75 (-12%) | -864.7 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 3 | 7 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 132.0 | 122 | 74 | 62 | 58 | 5.05 | — | -3,945 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 0 |
Career AVG .200 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.
Career OBP .200 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.
Career SLG .400 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.
Career OPS .600 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | KC1 | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1964 | KC1 | AL | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | KC1 | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | HOU | NL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1970 | KCA | AL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1973 | CAL | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 73 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (145 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Away | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 59.1 | 61 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 5.46 |
| Away | 35 | 72.2 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 4.83 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-09-28 | LAA | MIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-09-24 | LAA | TEX | — | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-09-21 | LAA | TEX | SV | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973-09-20 | LAA | TEX | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-09-08 | LAA | KCR | W | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-08-22 | LAA | MIL | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973-08-19 | LAA | DET | L | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-08-15 | LAA | NYY | SV | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-08-09 | LAA | MIL | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-08-07 | LAA | MIL | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 72 |
Aurelio Monteagudo: the record in brief
Between the debut on September 1, 1963 and the final game on September 28, 1973, Aurelio Monteagudo built the record summarized on this page. By club, Monteagudo's seasons break down as the Kansas City Athletics (1963 through 1966), the Houston Astros (1966), the Chicago White Sox (1967), the Kansas City Royals (1970), and the California Angels (1973). Monteagudo played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 19, 1943, in Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba and a listed size of 5 feet, 11 inches and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on November 10, 1990, in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, México. The bio lists the given name Aurelio Faustino.
Monteagudo went 3-7 with a 5.05 ERA in 72 games, 7 of them starts. Also on Monteagudo's record: 58 strikeouts. Against a 3.58 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.05 mark was 40.8% worse. In 1970, one of the busiest seasons, Monteagudo posted a 2.96 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.89.
Frequently Asked Questions about Aurelio Monteagudo
- What years did Aurelio Monteagudo play?
- Aurelio Monteagudo played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1973.
- Was Aurelio Monteagudo a pitcher?
- Yes. Aurelio Monteagudo pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 58 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Aurelio Monteagudo hit?
- Aurelio Monteagudo hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
- What teams did Aurelio Monteagudo play for?
- Aurelio Monteagudo played for 5 teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1963–1966), the Houston Astros (1966), the Chicago White Sox (1967), the Kansas City Royals (1970), and the California Angels (1973).
- What were Aurelio Monteagudo's career stats?
- In 72 games, Aurelio Monteagudo went 3-7 with a 5.05 ERA, 58 strikeouts, 132.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
- What position did Aurelio Monteagudo play?
- Aurelio Monteagudo played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Aurelio Monteagudo and how much did he weigh?
- Aurelio Monteagudo was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
- What was Aurelio Monteagudo's career ERA?
- Aurelio Monteagudo finished with a 5.05 career ERA, going 3-7 with 58 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Aurelio Monteagudo have?
- Aurelio Monteagudo recorded 58 career strikeouts.
- Is Aurelio Monteagudo in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Aurelio Monteagudo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.