In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuellar and the second or maternal family name is Santana.
Baseball player
Mike Cuellar
Pitcher
Born:(1937-05-08)May 8, 1937 Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: April 2, 2010(2010-04-02) (aged 72) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1959, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 3, 1977, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
185–130
Earned run average
3.14
Strikeouts
1,632
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1959)
St. Louis Cardinals (1964)
Houston Astros (1965–1968)
Baltimore Orioles (1969–1976)
California Angels (1977)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1967, 1970, 1971, 1974)
2× World Series champion (1964, 1970)
AL Cy Young Award (1969)
MLB wins leader (1970)
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana (KWAY-ar; May 8, 1937 – April 2, 2010) was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles who won the American League (AL) pennant in each of Cuellar's first three seasons with the team. During that time, Cuellar and the Orioles won the 1970 World Series. Cuellar also played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and California Angels.
Cuellar and Denny McLain each won the AL Cy Young Award in 1969, due to a tie in the voting. For the Orioles, Cuellar won 20-or-more games in a season four times from 1969 through 1974. Along with Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, and Pat Dobson, he was one of four Oriole starters to win at least 20 games in 1971. Cuellar, nicknamed "Crazy Horse" because of his superstitious nature, ranks among Baltimore's top five career leaders in wins (143), strikeouts (1,011), shutouts (30) and innings pitched (2,028). In 1982, Cuellar was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana (KWAY-ar; May 8, 1937 – April 2, 2010) was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League...
Pirates ace Steve Blass pitched a four-hit complete game in a 2–1 win over MikeCuellar and the Orioles. In his final World Series appearance, the 37-year-old...
Fame member Christy Mathewson, and Cy Young Award winners MikeCuellar, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Marshall, and Willie Hernández. The baseball is held with...
Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar (/ˈkweɪ.ɑːr/ KWAY-ar; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative...
the best-fielding hot-corner player in baseball history; and pitchers MikeCuellar, Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer, who combined for 63 victories. NL New...
pitchers combined for six Cy Young Awards (MikeCuellar in 1969, Jim Palmer in 1973, 1975, and 1976, Mike Flanagan in 1979, and Steve Stone in 1980),...
rejoining an Orioles rotation that included 20-game winners Dave McNally and MikeCuellar. He missed July with a six-week stint on the disabled list, but it was...
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games and a second consecutive Cy Young Award, tying with Baltimore's MikeCuellar, marking the first time two players had shared the award. It was the...
four 20-game winners for the 1971 Orioles (Pat Dobson, Jim Palmer, and MikeCuellar were the other three), currently the last team as of 2023 to have four...
to have four 20-game winners in a season: Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, MikeCuellar, and Pat Dobson. December 16, 1970: Roger Freed was traded by the Orioles...
Baltimore Orioles as manager Earl Weaver had three, healthy 20-game winners. MikeCuellar (24–8, 3.48 ERA), Dave McNally (24–9, 3.22) and future Hall of Famer...
Dickey became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award. In 1974, Mike Marshall became the first relief pitcher to win the award. In 1992, Dennis...
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Times. p. D24. Retrieved 2024-01-03. Klingaman, Mike (April 2, 2010). "Orioles pitching great MikeCuellar dies at 72". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from...
Ripken Jr. 1991: Cal Ripken Jr. 1969: MikeCuellar 1973: Jim Palmer 1975: Jim Palmer 1976: Jim Palmer 1979: Mike Flanagan 1980: Steve Stone Note: This...
500 home runs, and adds his 501st, but the Orioles beat the Twins 4–3. MikeCuellar picks up the win. Sixteen baseball researchers at Cooperstown form the...
place in history". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 15, 2010. "Mike Schmidt Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 15...
previous year. The team was mostly the same as 1969. Starting pitchers MikeCuellar, Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer each won at least 20 games, and the veteran...
against the Baltimore Orioles, he won an 11-inning 2–1 duel against MikeCuellar in Game 3 when Bert Campaneris homered to lead off the last inning. He...
Francisco Giants José Contreras, current MLB free agent pitcher, Cuban-born MikeCuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher, Cuban-born Orestes Destrade, former MLB...
the World Series, but lost a 4–1 decision to the Baltimore Orioles' MikeCuellar. Seaver then pitched a 10-inning complete game for a 2–1 win in Game...
He later became a scout, discovering Fernando Valenzuela and signing MikeCuellar, among many others. He was born in Cuba. "BeisbolSialoa.com". Archived...
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number 499 more than a month later and finally hit number 500 off a MikeCuellar slow curveball in the first inning of an August 10 home game; at the...
was one of the most successful left handed pitchers in baseball; only MikeCuellar, Mickey Lolich, and Dave McNally won more games in the American League...
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