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Win–loss record
  
46–62

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Phil Ortega


Strikeouts
  
549

Earned run average
  
4.43

Education
  

Filomeno Coronado Ortega (October 7, 1939) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators and the California Angels.

Biography

Ortega was born in Gilbert, Arizona and graduated from Mesa High School (Mesa, Arizona) in Mesa, Arizona in 1959. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1959. He pitched from 1960–1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Washington Senators. Ortega was of Yaqui Indian descent.[1] During a 10-year baseball career, Ortega compiled 46 wins, 549 strikeouts, and a 4.43 earned run average. His nickname in the team's clubhouse was "Tears on my Pillow"

References

Phil Ortega Wikipedia


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