Oscar Zamora (baseball)
Cuban baseball player (born 1944)
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Oscar José Zamora Sosa (born September 23, 1944, died July 2, 2021) is a Cuban former professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the Chicago Cubs during 1974–76, and the Houston Astros in 1978.
| Oscar Zamora | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 23, 1944 Camagüey, Cuba | |
| Died: July 20, 2021 (aged 76) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 18, 1974, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 21, 1978, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 13–14 |
| Earned run average | 4.53 |
| Strikeouts | 99 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
In his career, he had 13 wins against 14 losses, and an earned run average of 4.53. [1] His lack of success as a pitcher led to a chant, sung to the tune of "That's Amore": When the pitch is so fat / That the ball hits the bat / That's Zamora.[2]
After his Major League career was over, Zamora then pitched for the Miami Amigos of the Inter-American League in 1979.[3] Zamora was running a shoe business at the time, so he only attended games when he was pitching.[3]