Summary
Orlando Isales Pizarro (born December 22, 1959, in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Signed as a non-drafted free agent in February 1975,[1] he played in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980, getting two hits in five at bats, including one triple, and driving in three runs.
| Orlando Isales | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 22, 1959 Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1980, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1980, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .400 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Teams | |
Isales made his MLB debut on September 11, 1980, when he was inserted into the game as a pinch runner for Pete Rose in the top of the ninth inning; he was replaced in the bottom of the inning by Phillies' closer Tug McGraw in the Phillies 5–1 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.[2] His first at bat came on September 30, when he hit a 2-RBI triple as the Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs at Veterans Stadium.[3] In Isales' final game, manager Dallas Green named him as a starter in right field; he played the entire game which the Phillies lost in the bottom of the tenth inning, 7–8, to the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Orlando Isales". retrosheet.org. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 1". retrosheet.org. September 11, 1980. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
Debut game for Orlando Isales[.]
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 14, Chicago Cubs 2". retrosheet.org. September 30, 1980. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Montreal Expos 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7". retrosheet.org. October 5, 1980. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet