What years did Luis Sanchez play?

Luis Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1985.

Was Luis Sanchez a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 216 strikeouts.

What was Luis Sanchez's career ERA?

Luis Sanchez finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 28-21 with 216 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Sanchez have?

Luis Sanchez recorded 216 career strikeouts.

Is Luis Sanchez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Luis Sanchez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Luis Sanchez play for?

Luis Sanchez played for the California Angels.

Luis Sanchez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1985)

Luis Sanchez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1985 for the California Angels, a span of 5 seasons. Across 194 career appearances, he went 28-21 with a 3.75 ERA, 216 strikeouts, and 27 saves.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 28–21

ERA 3.75

WHIP 1.40

SO 216

Pitcher PIV -1305.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 8/24/1953 in Cariaco, Sucre, Venezuela
Died: 2/4/2005 in La Guaira, La Guaira, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1981-04-10
Last Game: 1985-10-06

Full name: Luis Mercedes Escoba Sanchez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luis Sanchez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	21	194	1	0	0	27	369.2	371	154	32	145	216	3.75	-1305.6

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.82 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Luis Sanchez — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	CAL	AL	0	2	17	0	2	33.2	39	11	11	13	2.94	3.58 (+18%)	-722.4
1982	CAL	AL	7	4	46	0	5	92.2	89	33	34	58	3.21	3.86 (+17%)	1534.4
1983	CAL	AL	10	8	56	1	7	98.1	92	40	40	49	3.66	3.87 (+5%)	22.2
1984	CAL	AL	9	7	49	0	11	83.2	84	31	33	62	3.33	3.81 (+12%)	-668.8
1985	CAL	AL	2	0	26	0	2	61.1	67	39	27	34	5.72	3.89 (-47%)	-1471.0
Career · 5 seasons			28	21	194	1	27	369.2	371	154	145	216	3.75	—	-1,306

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

Luis Sanchez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
194	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Luis Sanchez — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	CAL	AL	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	46	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	56	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	49	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CAL	AL	26	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			194	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Luis Sanchez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Luis Sanchez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Sanchez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	2.2	4	2	1	1	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Sanchez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	CAL	0	1	2	0	0	2.2	4	2	1	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Luis Sanchez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	94	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Sanchez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	177.1	184	88	77	106	4.47
Away	94	192.1	187	66	68	110	3.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Sanchez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-10-06	LAA	TEX	SV	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0
1985-10-04	LAA	TEX	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1985-09-24	LAA	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-03	LAA	DET	—	1.1	3	3	1	0	1	0
1985-08-31	LAA	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1985-08-26	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	1	1
1985-08-24	LAA	DET	—	2.0	4	5	5	2	2	0
1985-08-23	LAA	DET	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-08-21	LAA	NYY	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
1985-08-20	LAA	NYY	—	4.0	3	3	3	1	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Sanchez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	194	1	9	70	6	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Sanchez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	CAL	P	17	0	1	6	2	0
1982	CAL	P	46	0	1	19	1	1
1983	CAL	P	56	1	1	24	0	2
1984	CAL	P	49	0	3	10	2	2
1985	CAL	P	26	0	3	11	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Luis Sanchez — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	194

Salary History

Luis Sanchez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	CAL	AL	$340,000
Total Career Earnings			$340,000

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Career Spans

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Luis Sanchez: the record in brief

Luis Sanchez played a first major league game on April 10, 1981 and a last one on October 6, 1985. Sanchez's only club in the season tables is the California Angels. Listed as a pitcher, Sanchez batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 170 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Sanchez was born on August 24, 1953, in Cariaco, Sucre, Venezuela. Sanchez died on February 4, 2005, in La Guaira, La Guaira, Venezuela. Sanchez's full given name, per the bio, is Luis Mercedes Escoba Sanchez.

Sanchez's career pitching line is 28 wins, 21 losses and a 3.75 ERA over 194 appearances. The totals include 216 strikeouts and 27 saves. Sanchez's 3.75 ERA was close to the 3.82 league figure for those seasons. Sanchez won 10 games in 1983, the most of any season listed. Sanchez struck out 62 batters in 1984, a career high. The most saves in one season was 11, in 1984. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.21 in 1982, when the league's was 3.86.

Pitching in the playoffs, Sanchez went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in 2 games. Those appearances came in 1982.

Every defensive appearance on record for Sanchez, 194 games, came at pitcher. On the mound, Sanchez's fielding totals are 9 putouts, 70 assists and 6 errors.

The one salary on file is $340,000, for 1985. Sanchez's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 388 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Sanchez

What years did Luis Sanchez play?: Luis Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1985.
Was Luis Sanchez a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 216 strikeouts.
What was Luis Sanchez's career ERA?: Luis Sanchez finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 28-21 with 216 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Sanchez have?: Luis Sanchez recorded 216 career strikeouts.
Is Luis Sanchez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Luis Sanchez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Luis Sanchez play for?: Luis Sanchez played for the California Angels.