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| Alex Madrid | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1963-04-18)April 18, 1963 (age 62) Springerville, Arizona, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 20, 1987, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1989, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–3 |
| Earned run average | 5.63 |
| Strikeouts | 16 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Alexander Madrid (born April 18, 1963) is an American former right-handedMajor League Baseball pitcher who played from 1987 to 1989 for theMilwaukee Brewers andPhiladelphia Phillies. He was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and he weighed 200 pounds.
Prior to playing professional baseball, he attendedYavapai College.
Madrid was drafted four different times. He was first drafted in the second round of the 1982 January phase draft by theChicago Cubs. He was then drafted by theCincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1982 June Secondary draft. In the January Secondary phase draft, he was taken by theTexas Rangers in the first round. He finally signed after being drafted by the Brewers in the second round of the 1983 June Secondary draft.
Madrid began his professional career with theBeloit Brewers in 1984, going 6–7 with a 4.19 ERA in 22 games started. He played for theStockton Ports in 1985, and in 1986 he went 12–9 with a 6.03 ERA for theEl Paso Diablos. With theDenver Zephyrs in 1987, Madrid went 5–7 with a 5.35 ERA.
Despite doing poorly in the minor leagues in 1987, Madrid still earned a call up to the Major Leagues, and on July 20, 1987, he made his big league debut. In his first game, while facing theSeattle Mariners, he pitched 12⁄3 innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs. Still, the Brewers won the game 13–11. He would pitch two more games in 1987, going 0–0 with a 15.19 ERA in 51⁄3 innings overall. He allowed 11 hits, nine earned runs and one walk.
Madrid began the 1988 season with Denver, going 5–2 with a 4.06 ERA for them. On August 24, he was traded to the Phillies forMike Young, and then pitched two games for theMaine Phillies, going 0–0 with a 2.32 ERA. Overall, he went 5–2 with a 3.86 ERA in the minor leagues in 1988.
He pitched a few games for the big league Phillies that season, going 1–1 with a 2.76 ERA. He even threw a complete game, although it was a rain-shortened affair.
He pitched in both the big leagues and minor leagues in 1989. In the minors, he went 3–6 with a 4.84 ERA for theScranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. He went 1–2 with a 5.47 ERA in the majors that year. On May 30, he appeared in his final major league game.
Although he would not appear in the majors after 1989, Madrid did pitch in the minors until 1990, splitting time between theClearwater Phillies and Red Barons. For the Clearwater Phillies, he went 1–1 with an 0.95 ERA. With the Red Barons, he went 3–8 with a 4.65 ERA. In total, he went 4–9 with a 4.02 ERA that season.
In the major leagues, Madrid went 2–3 with a 5.63 ERA in 14 games (five started). In 461⁄3 innings, he allowed 58 hits, 30 runs, 29 earned runs and four home runs. He walked 21 batters, struck out 16 and threw five wild pitches.
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