Eduardo Rodríguez (right-handed pitcher)

Not to be confused with Eduardo Rodríguez (left-handed pitcher).

Eduardo Rodríguez Reyes [Volanta] (March 6, 1952 – March 6, 2009) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1973 through 1979 for the Milwaukee Brewers (1973–78) and Kansas City Royals (1979), mostly as a relief pitcher. He also pitched in the Puerto Rico Baseball League for the Criollos de Caguas and Indios de Mayagüez. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and 185 lb (84 kg), Rodríguez batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.

Eduardo Rodríguez
Pitcher
Born: (1952-03-06)March 6, 1952 Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Died: March 6, 2009(2009-03-06) (aged 57) Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1973, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1979, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	42–36
Earned run average	3.89
Strikeouts	430
Saves	32
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1973–1978) Kansas City Royals (1979)

In a seven-season career, Rodríguez posted a 42–36 record with a 3.89 ERA and 32 saves in 264 appearances, including 39 starts, one shutout and seven complete games, giving up 317 earned runs on 681 hits and 323 walks while striking out 430 in 734 innings of work. As a hitter, Rodríguez belted a triple (and scored on an error) in his first and only at bat, joining Chuck Lindstrom (1958), Scott Munninghoff (1980), and Eric Cammack (2000) as the only players to accomplish this feat in major league history.^[1]

Rodríguez died at his Barceloneta home of a heart attack on his 57th birthday.^[2]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

References

1. "September 3, 1973 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. September 3, 1973. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
2. Obituary

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)