Oscar Zamora (baseball)
Oscar José Zamora Sosa is a former professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the Chicago Cubs during 1974–76, and the Houston Astros in 1978.
| Oscar Zamora | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 23, 1944 Camagüey, Cuba | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 18, 1974, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 21, 1978, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 13–14 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.53 | ||
| Strikeouts | 99 | ||
| Teams | |||
In his career, he had 13 wins against 14 losses, and an earned run average of 4.53. He seemed to give up a lot of hits (more than 1 hit per inning, on average), leading to Cubs fans making up this song, to the tune of Dean Martin's song hit "That's Amore":
- When the pitch is so fat
- That the ball meets the bat
- That's Zamora
- When the ball hits the wall
- And the runners all score
- That's Zamora
After his Major League career was over, Zamora then pitched for the Miami Amigos of the Inter-American League in 1979.[2] Zamora was running a shoe business at the time, so he only attended games when he was pitching.[2]
Notes
- "Baseball Library". Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- The Short, Wild Life of the Inter-American League. Hardball Times. Article by Bruce Markusen. Retrieved on July 19, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Pura Pelota
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