Frank Julián Arellanes [ah-ray-yah'-ness] (January 28, 1882 – December 13, 1918) was a professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 starting pitcher

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. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball

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 for the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 from 1908 through 1910. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Born in Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz, California

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, Arellanes attended Santa Clara University

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 before joining the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 midseason. He posted a 4-3 record and a 1.82 ERA

Earned run average

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 in eight starts, including a one-hit victory against the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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. His most productive season came in 1909, when he recorded 16 wins

Win (baseball)

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 with a 2.18 ERA as the replacement of Cy Young

Cy Young

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 in the pitching rotation, leading the American League

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 in games finished

Games finished

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 (15) and saves

Save (sport)

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 (eight). His 1910 season was interrupted by illness and he finished at 4-7, 2.88 in 18 games. He ended the year with the Sacramento Solons

Sacramento Solons

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 of the Pacific Coast League

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, where he pitched a nine-inning no-hitter

No-hitter

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, losing a 2–0 game.

In a three-season career, Arellanes posted a 24-22 record with 148 strikeout

Strikeout

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s and a 2.28 ERA in 409⅔ innings of work. A strong control pitcher

Control pitcher

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, he allowed 85 walks

Base on balls

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 for a 1.86 BB/9IP.

Arellanes died in San Jose, California

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 at age 36, a victim of the Spanish flu pandemic

Spanish flu

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Fact

Arellanes is commonly believed to be the first Mexican-American

Mexican American

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 to play baseball in the major leagues. However, Sandy Nava

Sandy Nava

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 was the first known Mexican-American to play in the majors, when he joined the 1882 Providence Grays

1882 Providence Grays season

The Providence Grays hired veteran manager Harry Wright to guide the team in and the team seemed to improve. They held first place until September 17, but then suffered a losing streak that dropped the team into second place....

 of the National League

National League

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