Joaquín Andújar [an-DOO-har] (born December 21, 1952 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Houston Astros (1976-81, 1988), St. Louis Cardinals (1981-85) and Oakland Athletics (1986-87).

Andújar was a temperamental and inconsistent pitcher who nevertheless exhibited moments of brilliance. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1969 and was traded to the Astros in October 1975. Finally, he made his major league debut in 1976. With the Astros, he made the National League All-Star team twice in five years (1977, 1979) but never finished a season with a winning record or an ERA under 3.41.

Traded to the Cardinals in June 1981, Andújar responded by going 6-1 for the rest of the season. The next year, he went 15-10 with a 2.47 ERA for the division-winning Cardinals. He started and won Game 3 of the National League Championship Series and then went 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in the Cardinals' World Series triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Andújar enjoyed his best season in 1984, leading the league in wins (20), innings pitched (261.1), and shutouts (4), while being named to the NL All-Star team and winning a Gold Glove Award, but the Cardinals missed the postseason. In 1985, Andújar went 21-12 and made his fourth All-Star team as the Cardinals returned to the World Series. The World Series against the Kansas City Royals was a disaster for Andújar. He started and lost Game 3 and then came into Game 7 and gave up four runs in three and two-thirds innings of work, extending the Royals' lead to 10-0. He exploded twice over ball calls from umpire Don Denkinger and ended up being ejected and suspended.

Andújar demanded a trade to Oakland after the Series, and the Cardinals obliged him. He never recovered his All-Star form and was out of baseball after 1988. He tried to make a comeback and negotiated a non-guaranteed $1 million contract with the Montreal Expos in 1989, but he failed to make the team.

YEAR TEAM        AGE   W   L   PCT    G  GS  CG  SV  GF   IP      H    R   ER   BB   SO    ERA RSAA
1976 Astros       23   9  10  .474   28  25   9   0   1  172.1  163   74   69   75   59   3.60  -12 
1977 Astros       24  11   8  .579   26  25   4   0   1  158.2  149   80   65   64   69   3.69   -2 
1978 Astros       25   5   7  .417   35  13   2   1  11  110.2   88   45   42   58   55   3.42   -1 
1979 Astros       26  12  12  .500   46  23   8   4   9  194    168   86   74   88   77   3.43   -3 
1980 Astros       27   3   8  .273   35  14   0   2   5  122    132   59   53   43   75   3.91   -6 
1981 Astros       28   2   3  .400    9   3   0   0   0   23.2   29   17   13   12   18   4.94   -5 
     Cardinals    28   6   1  .857   11   8   1   0   0   55.1   56   24   23   11   19   3.74   -1 
     TOTALS            8   4  .667   20  11   1   0   0   79     85   41   36   23   37   4.10   -6 
1982 Cardinals    29  15  10  .600   38  37   9   0   1  265.2  237   85   73   50  137   2.47   36 
1983 Cardinals    30   6  16  .273   39  34   5   1   3  225    215  112  104   75  125   4.16  -14 
1984 Cardinals    31  20  14  .588   36  36  12   0   0  261.1  218  104   97   70  147   3.34    6 
1985 Cardinals    32  21  12  .636   38  38  10   0   0  269.2  265  113  102   82  112   3.40   -1 
1986 A's          33  12   7  .632   28  26   7   1   2  155.1  139   70   66   56   72   3.82    2 
1987 A's          34   3   5  .375   13  13   1   0   0   60.2   63   43   41   26   32   6.08  -14 
1988 Astros       35   2   5  .286   23  10   0   0   4   78.2   94   43   35   21   35   4.00   -7 
     TOTALS          127 118  .518  405 305  68   9  37 2153   2016  955  857  731 1032   3.58  -22 
     LG AVERAGE      120 120  .500           48  10     2153   2091  994  883  771 1289   3.69    0  

YEAR TEAM          HR   H/9  BR/9  SO/9  BB/9 SO/BB SHO  WP IBB HBP   BFP BK  NW  NL
1976 Astros         8  8.51 12.48  3.08  3.92  0.79   4   1   2   1   729  5   8  11 
1977 Astros        11  8.45 12.31  3.91  3.63  1.08   1   2   3   4   678  2   9  10 
1978 Astros         3  7.16 12.20  4.47  4.72  0.95   0   3   6   4   470  5   6   6 
1979 Astros         7  7.79 11.97  3.57  4.08  0.88   0   5   6   2   825  0  12  12 
1980 Astros         8  9.74 12.91  5.53  3.17  1.74   0   2   2   0   529  0   5   6 
1981 Astros         2 11.03 15.59  6.85  4.56  1.50   0   0   0   0   113  0   1   4 
     Cardinals      4  9.11 10.90  3.09  1.79  1.73   0   2   1   0   223  1   3   4 
     TOTALS         6  9.68 12.30  4.22  2.62  1.61   0   2   1   0   336  1   4   8 
1982 Cardinals     11  8.03  9.96  4.64  1.69  2.74   5   3   7   7  1056  2  17   8 
1983 Cardinals     23  8.60 11.72  5.00  3.00  1.67   2   5   7   3   943  6  10  12 
1984 Cardinals     20  7.51 10.16  5.06  2.41  2.10   4   6  13   7  1052  4  18  16 
1985 Cardinals     15  8.84 11.95  3.74  2.74  1.37   2   2  12  11  1127  0  16  17 
1986 A's           23  8.05 11.53  4.17  3.24  1.29   1   2   1   4   647  4  10   9 
1987 A's           11  9.35 13.65  4.75  3.86  1.23   0   0   0   3   265  1   3   5 
1988 Astros         9 10.75 13.73  4.00  2.40  1.67   0   0   5   5   351  3   3   4 
     TOTALS       155  8.43 11.70  4.31  3.06  1.41  19  33  65  51  9008 33 121 124 
     LG AVERAGE   173  8.74 12.12  5.39  3.22  1.67  11  65  91  38  9130 19 

JOAQUÍN ANDÚJAR LEAGUE LEADERSHIP RANKINGS

1976 NL SHUTOUTS T5TH 4; BALKS T1ST 5

1978 NL BALKS T5TH 5

1979 NL WALKS 9TH 88; HITS/9 IP 5TH 7.79

1982 NL WINS T10TH 15; GAMES STARTED T2ND 37; COMPLETE GAMES T7TH 9; INNINGS PITCHED 5TH 265.2; HITS 6TH 237; ERA 3RD 2.47; RSAA 2ND 36; BASERUNNERS/9 IP 3RD 9.96; WALKS/9 IP 3RD 1.69; STRIKEOUTS/WALKS 8TH 2.74; SHUTOUTS T2ND 5; HIT BY PITCHES 2ND 7; BATTERS FACED 5TH 1056; NEUTRAL WINS T5TH 17

1983 NL LOSSES T2ND 16; GAMES STARTED T9TH 34; RUNS 5TH 112; EARNED RUNS 3RD 104; HOMERUNS T3RD 23; BALKS T3RD 6

1984 NL WINS 1ST 20; LOSSES T8TH 14; GAMES STARTED 2ND 36; COMPLETE GAMES T2ND 12; INNINGS PITCHED 1ST 261.1; HITS T9TH 218; RUNS T5TH 104; EARNED RUNS 4TH 97; STRIKEOUTS 10TH 147; HOMERUNS T7TH 20; HITS/9 IP 5TH 7.51; BASERUNNERS/9 IP 3RD 10.16; SHUTOUTS T1ST 4; INTENTIONAL WALKS T3RD 13; HIT BY PITCHES T1ST 7; BATTERS FACED 2ND 1052; BALKS T6TH 4; NEUTRAL WINS 1ST 18; NEUTRAL LOSSES 1ST 16

1985 NL WINS T2ND 21; GAMES STARTED T2ND 38; COMPLETE GAMES T4TH 10; INNINGS PITCHED 4TH 269.2; HITS 2ND 265; RUNS 4TH 113; EARNED RUNS T4TH 102; INTENTIONAL WALKS T5TH 12; HIT BY PITCHES 1ST 11; BATTERS FACED 1ST 1127; NEUTRAL WINS T5TH 16; NEUTRAL LOSSES 1ST 17

1986 AL BALKS T3RD 4

External links

• Joaquín Andújar - Career Statistics (http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andujjo01.shtml)

See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB