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| Cecilio Guante | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1960-02-01)February 1, 1960 (age 65) Villa Mella,Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 1, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| July 29, 1990, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 29–34 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.48 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 503 | ||||||||||||||
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |||||||||||||||
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Cecilio Guante Magallanes (born February 1, 1960) is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He made hisMajor League Baseball (MLB) debut with thePittsburgh Pirates and ended his career after playing with theCleveland Indians. He finished his career with a 29–34 won-loss record and a 3.48earned run average. He worked exclusively as a reliefpitcher (save for one start in 1990).
Guante was born in Villa Mella,Dominican Republic. His height is 6'3" and his playing weight was 205 lb. He was aright-handedpitcher and also a right-handedbatter.
Guante won a silver medal for the Dominican Republic at the1979 Pan American Games and was signed as anamateurfree agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates the same year. He was called up to the big leagues in 1982. He played five seasons for the Pirates, working exclusively as a relief pitcher. His strongest season was in 1985, when Guante posted a 4–6 record in 63 games. He pitched 109.0innings, had 92strikeouts, a 2.72ERA and a 1.138WHIP.
In 1987, Guante was traded to theNew York Yankees, a team looking for pitching help. He was traded withPat Clements andRick Rhoden to the Yankees forDoug Drabek,Brian Fisher, andLogan Easley.[1] Guante had a 5.73 ERA in 1987. By comparison, the average ERA for anAmerican League pitcher in 1987 was 4.38. Though Guante had a statistically strong year in 1988 (5 wins and a 2.82 ERA), he was traded to theTexas Rangers forDale Mohorcic before the season was over. Guante played two more full seasons before leaving MLB for good.
Guante briefly played forCPBL'sUni-President Lions in 1992 after leaving the major leagues.
Guante wore a giant G for Guante on his glove, as can be seenhere.
