Enrique Romo Navarro (born July 15, 1947) is a Mexican former professional baseballrelief pitcher who played for theSeattle Mariners (1977–78) andPittsburgh Pirates (1979–82). Romo batted and threw right-handed. He was born inSanta Rosalía,Baja California Sur, and is the younger brother ofVicente Romo, who also pitched in the majors.
| Enrique Romo | |
|---|---|
 Romo in 1978 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1947-07-15)July 15, 1947 (age 77) Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur,Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 7, 1977, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 44–33 |
| Earned run average | 3.45 |
| Strikeouts | 436 |
| Saves | 52 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2003 |
Career
editIn a six-season career, Romo posted a 44–33 record with a 3.45ERA, 52saves, and 436strikeouts in 350games pitched.
Romo pitched 11 seasons inMexican baseball prior to making his major league debut for the Seattle Mariners in 1977 at the age of 29. In hisrookie season, he led the Mariners with 16 saves.
He was acquired along withTom McMillan andRick Jones by thePirates from the Mariners forMario Mendoza,Odell Jones andRafael Vásquez at theWinter Meetings on December 5, 1978.[1] His most productive season came with the1979 World Series Champions, with whom he had a 10–5 mark, a 2.99 ERA, career-highs in games (84) andinnings (129.3), exclusively as aset-up man forcloserKent Tekulve. Romo also made two appearances in theWorld Series, won by Pittsburgh over theBaltimore Orioles in seven games. On October 1, 1980, he slugged a grand slam home run against theNew York Mets.
In 1983, Romo failed to report tospring training, first indicating he would arrive late due to one of his children dealing with chicken pox,[2] and then later not attending at all, announcing the intention to join an unsanctioned league in Mexico.[3] Pittsburgh warned Romo that such a move would require them to fine him $500 for each day of camp that he missed;[2] ultimately, Romo remained in Mexico.[4]
Legacy
editAlong with his brother Vicente, Romo is a member of theMexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2003.[5] In 2010, the Romo brothers had their uniform numbers retired byYaquis de Obregón of theMexican Winter League.[6] In 2015, Romo was announced as being part of the 2016 induction class of the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Falcone to Mets, Romo to Bucs,"St. Petersburg (FL)Times, Wednesday, December 6, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ab"Right-handed relief pitcher Enrique Romo informed the Pittsburgh Pirates..."UPI.UPI. March 3, 1983. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
- ^"Phillies, Carlton strike a deal"(PDF).nyshistoricnewspapers.org.Press-Republican. March 4, 1983. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
- ^"TALENTED EXPOS, CHANGED DODGERS COULD DOMINATE".The New York Times. April 3, 1983. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
- ^Otero, Salo (July 13, 2003)."Three former Tecos to join Mexican League Hall of Fame"(PDF).Laredo Morning Times. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 13, 2017. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
- ^Baskin, Bruce (November 1, 2010)."Baseball Mexico - OurSports Central".www.oursportscentral.com. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
- ^"Orlando Hernandez, Jesse Orosco, Edgar Renteria, Ivan Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa & Omar Vizquel named to Latino Baseball Hall of Fame".Major League Baseball. August 21, 2015. RetrievedMarch 12, 2017.
External links
edit- Career statistics fromMLB, orBaseball Reference, orBaseball Reference (Minors), orRetrosheet