Santo Alcala

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Santo Alcala born Santo Anibal Alcala

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 10, 1976
Final Game September 25, 1977
Born December 23, 1952 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

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Santo Alcala was one of seven pitchers to post at least 11 wins for the World Champions 1976 Cincinnati Reds, finishing his rookie campaign with a record of 11-4. He had poor peripheral statistics however, such as 67 bases on balls allowed in 132 innings, and a 4.70 ERA, and he was not used as the Reds swept both the National League Championship Series and the World Series.

Alcala was traded to the Montreal Expos on May 21, 1977, in exchange for two minor leaguers, one of whom - Shane Rawley - would go on to win 111 games in the majors. The Expos were to acquire two more veteran starting pitchers in the next three weeks, Stan Bahnsen and Wayne Twitchell, because their starting rotation was rapidly taking water. Alcala's debut with Montreal was spectacular, as he pitched a perfect 13th inning for his first Major League save on May 24 in Chicago [1]. Making his first start on May 27 in St. Louis [2], he hit a home run off Larry Dierker in his first at bat as an Expo. It was all downhill from that point however, as he gave up a grand slam to Ken Reitz that same game and was saddled with the loss, before washing out of the Expos' starting rotation and ending the year pitching in long relief. Claimed on waivers by the Seattle Mariners on March 23, 1978, he never pitched in the Major Leagues again.

In 1989, Alcala played for the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He only pitched in one game for the Suns. He primarily wore number 42 during his career.