- Jose Alvarez (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
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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=Strikeout s
stat3value=134
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|1981–by|1982, by|1988–by|1989)
highlights=Jose Lino Alvarez (born
April 12 ,1956 inTampa, Florida ) is a retiredMajor League Baseball pitcher . He spent four years at the major league level, pitching for theAtlanta Braves . He played his first professional season with the Braves' Rookie league Kingsport Braves in 1978, and his last with their Triple-A club, theRichmond 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.
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