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Baseball player
Sid Fernandez
Pitcher
Born: (1962-10-12) October 12, 1962 (age 61) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 20, 1983, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
April 5, 1997, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
114–96
Earned run average
3.36
Strikeouts
1,743
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1983)
New York Mets (1984–1993)
Baltimore Orioles (1994–1995)
Philadelphia Phillies (1995–1996)
Houston Astros (1997)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1986, 1987)
World Series champion (1986)
Charles Sidney Fernandez (born October 12, 1962) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, and Houston Astros, from 1983 to 1997. Known by his nickname as El Sid, he finished his career with 114 wins, was a two-time All-Star, and helped the Mets win the World Series in 1986.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Fernandez was proud of his roots and wore uniform number 50 in honor of Hawaii being the 50th state. The theme song to Hawaii Five-O was often played before his starts at Shea Stadium during his days with the Mets.
Fernandez had an unorthodox pitching motion with a hesitation at the end, followed by a sudden slingshot sidearm delivery. This deceptive motion, coupled with an effective curveball and a rising fastball, made him a major strikeout threat throughout his career. Fernandez's strikeouts were often commemorated by Mets' fans in the upper deck putting up taped signs marked with the letter "S" for Sid.
Fernandez has the fourth-lowest ratio of hits allowed per innings pitched in Major League history, behind only Nolan Ryan, Clayton Kershaw, and Sandy Koufax.[1]
^"Career Leaders & Records for Hits per 9 IP". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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