Isidro "Sid" Monge Pedroza (born April 11, 1951, in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

Mexico

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) is a retired Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 with a ten-year career from 1975 to 1984. He played for the California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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, Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 and Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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, all of the American League

American League

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 and Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 and San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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, both of the National League

National League

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Monge was called up to the Angels after going 14-9 with a 4.63 ERA

Earned run average

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 for the Salt Lake City Gulls

Salt Lake City Gulls

leftThe Salt Lake City Gulls, a former member of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, were based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were a minor league affiliate of the California Angels from 1975 to 1981, and of the Seattle Mariners from 1982 to 1984...

 of the Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

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, and made his major league debut on September 12, 1975.

He went 49-40 in his 10-year career with a 3.53 ERA. He pitched 764 innings, striking out 471.
Future Padre hall of famer Tony Gwynn got his first hit off Monge on July 19, 1982 while playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

He was elected to the American League All-Star

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 team in 1979, after a great year where he went 12-10 with a 2.40 ERA. On June 14, 2004 he was inducted into the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México

Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México

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, or the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sid is currently the Pitching Coach for the Sultanes de Monterrey, exican League TEAM previous jobs include pitching coach with the State College Spikes

State College Spikes

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 (2006), New Jersey Cardinals

New Jersey Cardinals

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 (2003–2005), Potomac Cannons (2002), Johnson City Cardinals

Johnson City Cardinals

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 (2001), and Peoria Chiefs

Peoria Chiefs

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 (2000) all (at the time) part of the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. He was also the pitching coach for the Jamestown Jammers (then a part of the Detroit Tigers system) in 1995. In the offseason, works in the Mexican Winter League, coaching at third for the Venados de Mazatlán

Venados de Mazatlán

Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...

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Fan Club

Sid has an avid following due to his generosity during his playing days. At Sid's various minor league assignments over the years, the club still gets together and meets with Sid. His generosity continues as he gives away bats, balls, and more importantly, advice.

External links

• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/sidmongefc&date=2009-10-26+02:36:25 Official Site of the Sid Monge Fan Club.