Nino Espinosa

Nino Espinosa
Pitcher
Born: August 15, 1953(1953-08-15) Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
Died: December 24, 1987(1987-12-24) (aged 34) Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1974 for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1981 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
win-Loss	44-55
Earned run average	4.17
Strikeouts	338
Teams
New York Mets (1974-1978) Philadelphia Phillies (1979-1981) Toronto Blue Jays (1981)
Career highlights and awards
September 30, 1970 - Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent

Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa (August 15, 1953 – December 24, 1987) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from the Dominican Republic signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Mets in September 1970 at the age of 17.

Espinosa was a September call-up for the 1974 Mets. For his Mets career, he compiled a 25-33 record. Following the 1978 season, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Richie Hebner and José Moreno. In his first season in Philadelphia, he had a 14-12 record, a 3.65 earned run average and 212 innings pitched.

He went 3-5 with a 3.77 earned run average while contributing to the 1980 Phillies World Series championship run, but was not part of the postseason roster. After struggling the following year, he was released midway through the 1981 season. The Toronto Blue Jays picked him up, but after only one inning in relief that saw him give up one earned run and four hits, they released him as well. He retired from baseball after an unsuccessful attempt to make the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring 1983.^[1]

Nino died of a heart attack at age 34 on Christmas Eve, 1987.

References

1. ^ "Nino Espinosa Career Stats". http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/espinni01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-25. 

Persondata
Name	Espinosa, Nino
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 15, 1953
Place of birth	Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
Date of death	December 24, 1987
Place of death	Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic