Mike Cuellar
Miguel Angel Cuellar
Born: May 8, 1937
Las Villas, Cuba
Deceased: 2010
Orlando, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Career: 1959-1977
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Mike Cuellar compiled a career record of 185 wins and 130 losses in his 456-game career with the Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign. Cuellar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.50 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72.0 | 80 | 43 | 36 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 320 |
| 1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.54 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56.0 | 55 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 238 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.22 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 227.3 | 193 | 79 | 56 | 10 | 52 | 8 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 913 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.03 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 246.3 | 233 | 99 | 83 | 16 | 63 | 3 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1021 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2.74 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 170.7 | 152 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 700 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.38 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 290.7 | 213 | 94 | 77 | 18 | 79 | 7 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1137 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 24 | 8 | .750 | 3.48 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 297.7 | 273 | 126 | 115 | 34 | 69 | 5 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1214 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.08 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 292.3 | 250 | 111 | 100 | 30 | 78 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1166 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.57 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 248.3 | 197 | 78 | 71 | 21 | 71 | 4 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 989 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.27 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 267.0 | 265 | 120 | 97 | 29 | 84 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1127 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 10 | .688 | 3.11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 269.3 | 253 | 106 | 93 | 17 | 86 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1111 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.66 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 256.0 | 229 | 112 | 104 | 17 | 84 | 5 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1034 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 13 | .235 | 4.96 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107.0 | 129 | 63 | 59 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 490 |
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 185 | 130 | .587 | 3.14 | 453 | 379 | 33 | 172 | 36 | 11 | 2808.0 | 2538 | 1130 | 979 | 222 | 822 | 61 | 1632 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 11505 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 25 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 38 | 77 | 71 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | .113 | .137 | .169 | .306 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 38 | 98 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | .140 | .158 | .215 | .373 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 28 | 61 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .193 | .207 | .263 | .470 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | 113 | 103 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | .117 | .114 | .165 | .279 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 123 | 112 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | .089 | .105 | .152 | .257 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 117 | 107 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | .103 | .119 | .140 | .259 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 94 | 87 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | .126 | .126 | .195 | .322 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 456 | 716 | 661 | 37 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 304 | .115 | .128 | .171 | .299 | 113 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | P | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 32 | 7 | 71.7 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 2.763 | .688 |
| 1965 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 25 | 4 | 56.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 1.929 | .480 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 38 | 28 | 227.3 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .956 | 1.702 | 1.132 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 36 | 32 | 246.3 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.827 | 1.389 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 28 | 24 | 170.7 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .902 | 1.951 | 1.321 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 39 | 39 | 290.7 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 7 | .964 | 1.672 | 1.385 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 40 | 40 | 298.0 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .956 | 1.299 | 1.075 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 38 | 38 | 292.0 | 14 | 53 | 2 | 5 | .971 | 2.065 | 1.763 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 35 | 35 | 248.0 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 5 | .914 | 1.923 | 1.514 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 38 | 38 | 267.0 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 2 | .949 | 1.888 | 1.474 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 38 | 38 | 269.3 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.337 | 1.053 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 36 | 36 | 256.0 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 3 | .970 | 2.250 | 1.778 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 26 | 19 | 107.0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.682 | .769 |
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | P | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 453 | 379 | 2807.3 | 108 | 453 | 30 | 33 | .949 | 1.799 | 1.238 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.85 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 85.3 | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 349 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .211 | .250 | .368 | .618 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .563 | .500 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.308 | 4.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .794 | .500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.929 | 1.500 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2.000 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.553 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 85.3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.898 | 1.500 |
Awards
1969 - AL Cy Young Award
1969 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
1974 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
