Jose Alvarez (baseball)

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name=Jose Alvarez
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1956|4|12
debutdate=October 1
debutyear=1981
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
finaldate=June 24
finalyear=1989
finalteam=Atlanta Braves
stat1label=Record
stat1value=8-9
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.99
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=134
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*Atlanta Braves (by|1981–by|1982, by|1988–by|1989)
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Jose Lino Alvarez (born April 12, 1956 in Tampa, Florida) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He spent four years at the major league level, pitching for the Atlanta Braves. He played his first professional season with the Braves' Rookie league Kingsport Braves in 1978, and his last with their Triple-A club, the Richmond Braves, in 1995. He currently resides in Greenville, SC, where he is a fixture at youth baseball games. He is known to speak of his mother's decision not to abort him.

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alvarjo01.shtml "Jose Alvarez Statisitics".] "The Baseball Cube". 21 December 2007.
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Jose-Alvarez.shtml "Jose Alvarez Statisitics".] "Baseball-Reference". 21 December 2007.