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Mendoza finished his career with a batting average of .215, the Mendoza Line is almost universally accepted as being at .200, an average Mendoza flirted with all that year. From May 10 to the end of the season it fluctuated between .175 and .210, usually staying within just a few points of
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Mendoza only managed
Monclova for part of his first season back in the Mexican League, but his playing career in Mexico lasted seven seasons after his major league career ended. His career batting average in Mexico was a substantially better .291; he earned the nickname
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718:. Bochte and Paciorek would tease Mendoza about his low batting average, as he struggled to hit .200 for the season - and throughout his career, finishing below .200 five times in his nine seasons in the big leagues.
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in 1974) had been pinch hit for late in a game. He reached the postseason for the only time in his career during his rookie season. He started game three of the
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992:"LMB: Saraperos despide a su segundo manager en la Temporada 2023"
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in the second game, pitching six innings despite giving up ten
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to end his first inning of work, Mendoza gave up a three-run
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on 4 May 2023. He was sacked by the team on 5 June 2023.
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affiliate in 2001, managing his son, Mario Jr., in 2000.
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April 26, 1974, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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the following inning, giving Mendoza a career 13.50
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483:Mendoza's request for a trade was granted at the
972:(in Spanish). Saraperos de Saltillo. May 4, 2023
44: and the second or maternal family name is
1091:Career statistics and player information from
813:"St. Louis Cardinals 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 3"
665:in 2002, Mendoza returned to Mexico to manage
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23:. For the Belizean Olympic weightlifter, see
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328:(MLB) playing career. He is a member of the
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1063:Mendoza's Heroes: Fifty Batters Below .200
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330:Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
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2810:Major League Baseball players from Mexico
1044:"The Curious Origins of the Mendoza Line"
787:. Baseball-reference.com. April 26, 1974.
368:. With the Pirates down 3–2 in the ninth
815:. Baseball-reference.com. June 28, 1977.
785:"Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3"
393:1974 National League Championship Series
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1018:"Mario Mendoza 1979 Batting Game Logs"
19:For the Guatemalan Olympic boxer, see
2910:Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos managers
677:in 2007. He was named manager of the
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941:"Increíble despido de Mario Mendoza"
761:. Sports Illustrated. Archived from
345:Mendoza first caught the eye of the
2870:Rieleros de Aguascalientes managers
850:(UPI), Thursday, December 18, 1980.
571:, Mendoza split time at short with
16:Mexican baseball player (born 1950)
2875:Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
757:Alexander, Wolff (June 27, 2007).
587:Mendoza received an invitation to
349:while playing for the Mexico City
246:Member of the Mexican Professional
14:
863:"Mario Mendoza, Jr. Career Stats"
826:"Falcone to Mets, Romo to Bucs,"
421:. The Pirates, having used seven
2900:Sportspeople from Chihuahua City
2845:Naranjeros de Hermosillo players
2815:Major League Baseball shortstops
2790:Diablos Rojos del México players
2429:2019 WBSC Premier12 – 3rd place
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834:, Wednesday, December 6, 1978.
688:Mendoza became manager of the
649:Mendoza was inducted into the
527:Mendoza was traded along with
1:
2905:Sultanes de Monterrey players
2750:Acereros de Monclova managers
1065:, Al Pepper, 2002, Poco Press
579:with a .118 batting average.
387:(who himself only had a .246
2860:Piratas de Campeche managers
2755:Acereros de Monclova players
916:(in Spanish). Archived from
653:in 2000. After managing the
619:, for his fielding prowess.
36:, the first or paternal
25:Mario Mendoza (weightlifter)
2850:Olmecas de Tabasco managers
2795:Gulf Coast Tourists players
2780:Charleston Charlies players
2775:Broncos de Reynosa managers
2760:Águilas de Mexicali players
1109:Baseball Reference (Minors)
852:Retrieved October 22, 2022.
836:Retrieved October 22, 2022.
425:in a doubleheader with the
376:, Mendoza scored the tying
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2895:Sherbrooke Pirates players
2865:Pittsburgh Pirates players
2855:Pericos de Puebla managers
2785:Charros de Jalisco players
848:United Press International
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2123:Manuel González Caballero
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1645:Juan Francisco Rodríguez
630:, an executive with the
2345:Carlos Alberto González
2189:Alejandro Aguilar Reyes
2173:Eduardo Valdez Vizcarra
884:"Mario Mendoza Aispuru"
663:Shreveport SwampDragons
2840:Monroe Pirates players
2294:Alfonso Robinson Bours
2093:Fernando Manuel Campos
1022:Baseball-Reference.com
599:. After one season in
2915:Texas Rangers players
2880:Salem Pirates players
2765:Anaheim Angels scouts
2138:Raúl Mendoza Mancilla
1046:. alpepper.tripod.com
690:Saraperos de Saltillo
326:Major League Baseball
314:Saraperos de Saltillo
307:professional baseball
303:Mario Mendoza Aizpuru
268:Baseball Hall of Fame
21:Mario Mendoza (boxer)
2651:Humberto Castellanos
2483:Christian Villanueva
2309:Pedro Treto Cisneros
2304:Cuauhtémoc Rodríguez
2289:Antonio Ramírez Muro
2143:Jorge Menéndez Torre
920:on December 16, 2013
655:San Francisco Giants
593:Pacific Coast League
105:Chihuahua, Chihuahua
2667:Juan Gabriel Castro
2158:Rafael Reyes Nájera
2128:José Isabel Jiménez
2098:Abel Francisco Cano
1767:Juan Gabriel Castro
1736:Benjamín Valenzuela
1569:Ramón Montes de Oca
1447:Fernando Valenzuela
1412:Alberto Romo Chávez
1332:Francisco Maytorena
675:Piratas de Campeche
640:Lake Elsinore Storm
419:St. Louis Cardinals
397:Los Angeles Dodgers
143:Last MLB appearance
2507:Brennan Bernardino
2314:Arcadio Valenzuela
2284:Jaime Pérez Avellá
2239:Horacio López Díaz
2204:Eugenio Garza Sada
1812:José Luis Sandoval
1701:Luis Montes de Oca
1247:Herminio Domínguez
1101:Baseball Reference
727:Kansas City Royals
700:"The Mendoza Line"
679:Broncos de Reynosa
671:Olmecas de Tabasco
462:earned run average
347:Pittsburgh Pirates
341:Pittsburgh Pirates
200:Pittsburgh Pirates
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2330:Francisco Alcaraz
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2224:Arturo León Lerma
2209:Alfredo Harp Helú
2153:Eduardo Orvañanos
2133:Enrique Kerlegand
2108:Agustín de Valdez
2103:Jorge de la Serna
2037:Guillermo Garibay
2009:Designated hitter
1899:Felipe Montemayor
1757:Guillermo Álvarez
1716:Aurelio Rodríguez
1483:Francisco Estrada
1392:Francisco Ramírez
1382:Antonio Pollorena
1327:Porfirio Martínez
1262:Ernesto Escárrega
1257:Manuel Echeverría
1222:Salvador Colorado
1202:Fernando Barradas
765:on August 9, 2007
729:batting champion
636:California League
623:Managerial career
605:Monclova Acereros
553:Jerry Don Gleaton
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1726:Celerino Sánchez
1681:Vinicio Castilla
1655:Roberto Vizcarra
1534:William Berzunza
1513:Rodolfo Sandoval
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2016:Eduardo Jiménez
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1995:Epitacio Torres
1965:Matías Carrillo
1948:
1929:Oscar Rodríguez
1857:Center fielders
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1843:Gerardo Sánchez
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1807:Chico Rodríguez
1797:Apolinar Pulido
1792:Juan José Pacho
1782:Houston Jiménez
1762:Rubén Amaro Sr.
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1671:Enrique Aguilar
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