Mardie Cornejo
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Nieves Mardie Cornejo
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
- School University of Tulsa
- Debut April 8, 1978
- Final Game September 29, 1978
- Born August 5, 1951 in Wellington, KS USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Father of Nate Cornejo, Mardie Cornejo pitched well during his one season in the majors. He appeared in 25 games for the 1978 New York Mets, posting an ERA of 2.45 in 36.2 innings. The team ERA was 3.87 He had a record of 4-2 with 3 saves.
His manager in 1978 was Joe Torre, in Torre's second year as a major league manager.
A New York Times article indicates that Mardie had one game where he gave up five runs in one inning - but for that one game, he would have had a 1.25 ERA in 1978 in the majors.
Mardie was at the University of Tulsa in the early 1970's when it was a baseball powerhouse. Drafted in the 21st round in 1973, he spent most of his minor league career in the Mets organization.
From 1973-75 he was a starter, and then in 1976, when he became a reliever, his ERA dropped to 2.31. The following year it was 2.64 as he went 11-6 with 14 saves.
He was traded in March 1979 to the Detroit Tigers and spent the 1979 season in the minors at Evansville.
