Mike Cuellar

Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana (May 8, 1937 – April 2, 2010) [KWAY-ar] was a Cuban left-handed starting pitcher who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. His best years were spent with the Orioles, helping them capture five American League East Division titles, three consecutive American League (AL) pennants and the 1970 World Series Championship. He shared the AL Cy Young Award in 1969 and won 20-or-more games in a season four times from 1969 to 1974. He was a part of the last starting rotation to feature four pitchers with at least twenty victories each in one season. Cuellar, nicknamed Crazy Horse while with the Orioles, ranks among Baltimore's top five career leaders in wins (143), strikeouts (1,011), shutouts (30) and innings pitched (2,028), and trails only Dave McNally among left-handers in wins and shutouts.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1974

1974 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

1971

1971 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

1971

1971 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1970

1970 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

1969

1969 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

1967

1967 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - NL Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Mike Cuellar.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1959	CIN	0-0	15.75	2	0	0	0	0	4	7	8	7	4	5
1964	STL	5-5	4.50	32	7	1	0	4	72	80	43	36	33	56
1965	HOU	1-4	3.54	25	4	0	0	2	56	55	24	22	21	46
1966	HOU	12-10	2.22	38	28	11	1	2	227	193	79	56	52	175
1967	HOU	16-11	3.03	36	32	16	3	1	246	233	99	83	63	203
1968	HOU	8-11	2.74	28	24	11	2	1	170	152	60	52	45	133
1969	BAL	23-11	2.38	39	39	18	5	0	290	213	94	77	79	182
1970	BAL	24-8	3.48	40	40	21	4	0	297	273	126	115	69	190
1971	BAL	20-9	3.08	38	38	21	4	0	292	250	111	100	78	124
1972	BAL	18-12	2.57	35	35	17	4	0	248	197	78	71	71	132
1973	BAL	18-13	3.27	38	38	17	2	0	267	265	120	97	84	140
1974	BAL	22-10	3.11	38	38	20	5	0	269	253	106	93	86	106
1975	BAL	14-12	3.66	36	36	17	5	0	256	229	112	104	84	105
1976	BAL	4-13	4.96	26	19	2	1	1	107	129	63	59	50	32
1977	CAL	0-1	18.90	2	1	0	0	0	3	9	7	7	3	3
Career		185-130	-	453	379	172	36	11	-	2538	1130	979	822	1632

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Mike Cuellar.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1959	CIN	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	-
1964	STL	32	7	71	4	18	3	1	0.880
1965	HOU	25	4	56	2	10	1	1	0.923
1966	HOU	38	28	227	5	38	2	4	0.956
1967	HOU	38	32	246	15	35	2	1	0.962
1968	HOU	28	24	170	13	24	4	1	0.902
1969	BAL	39	39	290	9	45	2	7	0.964
1970	BAL	41	40	297	9	34	2	1	0.956
1971	BAL	38	38	292	14	53	2	5	0.971
1972	BAL	35	35	248	10	43	5	5	0.914
1973	BAL	38	38	267	9	47	3	2	0.949
1974	BAL	38	38	269	5	35	1	1	0.976
1975	BAL	36	36	256	11	53	2	3	0.970
1976	BAL	26	19	107	2	18	1	1	0.952
1977	CAL	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	-
Career		456	379	-	108	453	30	33	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Mike Cuellar.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1959	CIN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1964	STL	32	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.000	0.000	0.000
1965	HOU	25	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.000	0.077	0.000
1966	HOU	38	71	4	8	1	0	1	1	2	37	0.113	0.137	0.169
1967	HOU	38	93	6	13	3	2	0	5	2	42	0.140	0.158	0.215
1968	HOU	28	57	3	11	1	0	1	3	0	25	0.193	0.207	0.263
1969	BAL	39	103	6	12	1	2	0	5	0	43	0.117	0.114	0.165
1970	BAL	41	112	6	10	1	0	2	7	2	48	0.089	0.105	0.152
1971	BAL	38	107	7	11	1	0	1	5	2	54	0.103	0.119	0.140
1972	BAL	35	87	5	11	0	0	2	7	0	38	0.126	0.126	0.195
1973	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1974	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1975	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1976	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1977	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		316	661	37	76	8	4	7	33	9	304	-	-	-

First Name	Miguel
Middle Name	Angel
Last Name	Cuellar
Maternal Family Name	Santana
Full Name at Birth	Miguel Angel Cuellar
Age	72 (age at death)
Date of Birth	May 8, 1937
Birthplace	Las Villas, Cuba
Date of Death	April 2, 2010
Location of Death	Orlando, FL
Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Winter Garden, FL
Height	6' (183 cm)
Weight	165 lbs (74.8 kg)
Star Sign	Taurus
Nationality	Cuban
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	18 April 1959
Last MLB Game	3 May 1977