- José Guzmán
Infobox MLB retired
name=José Guzmán
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|4|9Santa Isabel ,Puerto Rico
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=by|1985
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=May 23
finalyear=by|1994
finalteam=Chicago Cubs
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=80-74
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.05
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=889
teams=
* Texas Rangers (by|1985-by|1992)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1993-by|1994)
highlights=
* 1991AL Comeback Player of the Year José Alberto ("Mirabal") Guzmán (born
April 9 ,1963 inSanta Isabel ,Puerto Rico ), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in theMajor Leagues from by|1985-by|1994.Guzmán was signed by the Texas Rangers as an
amateur free agent inFebruary 10 , by|1981. He made his Major League debut inSeptember 10 , 1985 against theOakland Athletics . He remained with the Rangers for six seasons winning the by|1991MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award after improving from an 11-13 season to 13-7 in 1991.In December, by|1992, Guzmán signed as a
free agent with theChicago Cubs . OnApril 6 , by|1993, against theAtlanta Braves atWrigley Field , Guzmán had ano-hitter broken up by anOtis Nixon single with two out in the ninth. The no-hitter would have been the first pitched by a Cub (and, in fact, the first the Cubs had been involved in) sinceMilt Pappas in by|1972.He remained with the Cubs for one more season pitching his final game in
May 23 , 1994.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guzmajo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7D6133CF934A35757C0A965958260&n=Top%2FNews%2FSports%2FBaseball%2FMajor%20League%2FFlorida%20Marlins Guzman loses no-hit bid in the 9th]
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