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" (February 7, 1937 – February 18, 2021) 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. == Early years == Pizarro (birth name:Juan Ramon Pizarro Cordova ) was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He began his baseball career in 1955 in Puerto Rico as a pitcher for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. In the 1976 Caribbean Series, Pizarro blanked Mexico, becoming the first to record no score games in two different decades. During the 1957–1958 Winter League of Puerto Rico of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball League), he played for the Criollos de Caguas and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the season.

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Career and life highlights

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).

Juan Pizarro (baseball) timeline

1957A 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).
1960Pizarro remained with the Braves through 1960, compiling a 23–19 record and 3.93 ERA in Milwaukee.
1964In 1964, he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox.
1976In 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.

Measure	1937	2026
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
Population	128.8M	341 million

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