Alejandro Peña Vásquez[ah-leh-hahn'-dro / pen'-nya / vahs'-kes] (born June 25, 1959) is a Dominican formerrelief pitcher inMajor League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1"[1.85 m], 200 lb.[91 k], he batted and threw right-handed.

Alejandro Peña
Pitcher
Born: (1959-06-25)June 25, 1959 (age 65) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1996, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	56–52
Earned run average	3.11
Strikeouts	839
Stats atBaseball Reference
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1981–1989) New York Mets (1990–1991) Atlanta Braves (1991–1992) Pittsburgh Pirates (1994) Boston Red Sox (1995) Florida Marlins (1995) Atlanta Braves (1995) Florida Marlins (1996)
Career highlights and awards
3×World Series champion (1981,1988,1995) NL ERA leader (1984) Pitched a combinedno-hitter on September 11, 1991

Peña made his Major League debut on August 13, 1981 (in time to be included on the roster for the1981 National League Championship Series, although he did not appear in the1981 World Series), and made his last appearance on April 13, 1996, while pitching for theLos Angeles Dodgers (1981–1989),New York Mets (1990–1991),Atlanta Braves (1991–1992; 1995),Pittsburgh Pirates (1994),Boston Red Sox (1995) andFlorida Marlins (1995; 1996).

Peña is currently thepitching coach for theDominican Summer League Dodgers club.

Pena became a full-time starting pitcher in 1983 and 1984, winning the ERA title in 1984 with 2.48earned run average and leading the league with fourshutouts. However, his right shoulder wore down & required surgery in early 1985. Pena was converted to reliever after that. He served as set-up man and part-time closer during his Dodgers tenure.

In the1988 World Series, Pena pitched the 8th and 9th innings of Game 1, allowing one hit, striking out three, and picking up the win afterKirk Gibson's famous home run. In Game 3, Pena threw three scoreless innings and struck out four.

Peña is best known for his late season success with the Atlanta Braves in 1991. Acquired from the Mets at the end of August (he needed to be on Atlanta's roster on August 31 to pitch in the playoffs), Pena went 13-for-13 insave opportunities, including saving Games 2 and 6 forSteve Avery in the1991 NLCS. He blew a save in Game 3 of the1991 World Series, but the Braves later won that game. He was on the mound for the final pitch of that classic series, giving up the base hit toGene Larkin that won the title for theMinnesota Twins. Peña was the losing pitcher of Game 7. On September 11, 1991, Peña teamed with fellow Braves pitchersKent Mercker andMark Wohlers for a combinedno-hitter against theSan Diego Padres; Peña pitched the final inning of the 1–0 victory for a save. The 13th no-hitter in Braves franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium in the 1-0 shutout win.^[1] In 1992 he was hampered by tendinitis in his pitching elbow, leading the Braves to leave him off their World Series roster and causing him to miss the 1993 season. In 1995 he was reacquired by the Braves for their World Series run and was the winning pitcher of record for the first two games of their NLDS series.

• List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders

• Career statistics fromBaseball Reference, orBaseball Reference (Minors), orRetrosheet , orRetrosheet