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Juan Pizarro (baseball)

Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2021)

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Born
February 7, 1937
Died
February 18, 2021
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1937

About Juan Pizarro (baseball)

Juan Ramón Pizarro a.k.a. "Terín" was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams, from 1957 through 1974. In 1964, he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He was selected for the Major League All-Star Baseball game in 1963 and 1964. After his run in MLB, Pizarro played in the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Pizarro remained with the Braves through 1960, compiling a 23–19 record and 3.93 ERA in Milwaukee. A Triple Crown and MVP winner, Juan Pizarro has the record for most shutouts in a season with 9 and is the only pitcher to lead in wins at three different decades (1957-58, 1963-64 and 1972-73). In the 1976 Caribbean Series, Pizarro blanked Mexico, becoming the first to record no score games in two different decades.

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Juan Pizarro (baseball) timeline

  1. A Triple Crown and MVP winner, Juan Pizarro has the record for most shutouts in a season with 9 and is the only pitcher to lead in wins at three different decades (1957-58, 1963-64 and 1972-73).
  2. Pizarro remained with the Braves through 1960, compiling a 23–19 record and 3.93 ERA in Milwaukee.
  3. In 1964, he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox.
  4. In the 1976 Caribbean Series, Pizarro blanked Mexico, becoming the first to record no score games in two different decades.

The world when Juan Pizarro (baseball) was born

Juan Pizarro (baseball) was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Juan Pizarro (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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