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  • Camilo Pascual

    Birth Date: 01/19/1934

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    Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus was born on January 20, 1934 in Cuba.

    He left Havana for the United States in 1951, and signed with the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1952. Pascual broke camp with the Senators in 1954 at the age of 20, making four starts and 44 relief appearances that season as a rookie. He was 4-7 with a 4.22 ERA and three saves. He established himself as a full time starter by 1957. The Cuban right hander made his first All-Star team in 1959, going 17-10 with a 2.64 ERA.

    The Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961, and Pascual continued to pitch at an All-Star level. He was a 20 game winner for the Twins in 1962 and 1963, forming a strong duo at the top of their rotation alongside Hall of Fame southpaw Jim Kaat. Pascual missed a chunk of the 1965 season with a shoulder injury, but returned for the stretch run and helped Minnesota reach the World Series that fall. He allowed three runs over five innings in game three of the 1965 World Series, taking the loss. That was his only career postseason appearance, and the Twins fell in seven games against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

    More injuries and some ineffectiveness limited Pascual in 1966, which was his final season with the Twins. They traded him back to the new version of the Washington Senators for veteran relief pitcher Ron Kline that off-season. He had a bit of a career resurgence back in Washington, posting a 2.59 ERA over 58 starts between 1967 and 1968. The 1969 season saw his ERA balloon above seven. Pascual spent the next few seasons fighting through injuries while jumping around with the Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians.

    He retired after the 1971 season, but stayed involved with the sport for the next several decades. Pascual was the Twins pitching coach from 1978 to 1980, and he worked as a scout for various teams. One of the most notable players he scouted and signed was Jose Canseco, a 15th round pick of the Oakland Athletics in 1982. Pascual last worked as a scout for the Dodgers in 2013.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • 1962 Joseph W. Haynes Award
      • Twins Pitcher of the Year
    • 7x All-Star
    • 3x AL complete game leader (1959, 1962-63)
    • 3x AL shutout leader (1959, 1961-62)
    • 3x AL strikeouts leader (1961-63)

    Camilo Pascual Statistics

    Standard Pitching Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    1954 20 WSH AL -0.1 4 7 .364 4.22 48 4 27 1 0 3 119.1 126 65 56 7 61 11 60 6 3 4 539 85 3.84 1.567 9.5 0.5 4.6 4.5 0.98  
    1955 21 WSH AL -1.6 2 12 .143 6.14 43 16 12 1 0 3 129.0 158 94 88 5 70 6 82 6 1 2 605 64 3.37 1.767 11.0 0.3 4.9 5.7 1.17  
    1956 22 WSH AL -0.8 6 18 .250 5.87 39 27 9 6 0 2 188.2 194 131 123 33 89 4 162 6 0 7 848 71 4.44 1.500 9.3 1.6 4.2 7.7 1.82  
    1957 23 WSH AL 2.4 8 17 .320 4.10 29 26 3 8 2 0 175.2 168 85 80 11 76 5 113 3 0 5 752 94 3.33 1.389 8.6 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.49  
    1958 24 WSH AL 4.5 8 12 .400 3.15 31 27 3 6 2 0 177.1 166 66 62 14 60 2 146 3 2 3 742 121 2.92 1.274 8.4 0.7 3.0 7.4 2.43  
    1959 25 WSH AL 7.8 17 10 .630 2.64 32 30 1 17 6 0 238.2 202 80 70 10 69 7 185 3 3 5 984 149 2.44 1.135 7.6 0.4 2.6 7.0 2.68 AS,MVP-19
    1960 26 WSH AL 2.9 12 8 .600 3.03 26 22 2 8 3 2 151.2 139 65 51 11 53 2 143 2 0 2 639 132 2.67 1.266 8.2 0.7 3.1 8.5 2.70 AS,AS
    1961 27 MIN AL 5.3 15 16 .484 3.46 35 33 1 15 8 0 252.1 205 114 97 26 100 1 221 3 0 7 1056 122 3.39 1.209 7.3 0.9 3.6 7.9 2.21 AS
    1962 28 MIN AL 5.3 20 11 .645 3.32 34 33 1 18 5 0 257.2 236 100 95 25 59 5 206 2 1 6 1053 123 2.99 1.145 8.2 0.9 2.1 7.2 3.49 AS,AS,MVP-15
    1963 29 MIN AL 6.1 21 9 .700 2.46 31 31 0 18 3 0 248.1 205 76 68 21 81 4 202 3 0 10 1011 148 2.97 1.152 7.4 0.8 2.9 7.3 2.49 MVP-12
    1964 30 MIN AL 2.0 15 12 .556 3.30 36 36 0 14 1 0 267.1 245 121 98 30 98 6 213 3 0 8 1136 109 3.60 1.283 8.2 1.0 3.3 7.2 2.17 AS
    1965 31 MIN AL 0.7 9 3 .750 3.35 27 27 0 5 1 0 156.0 126 67 58 12 63 0 96 5 1 7 659 107 3.59 1.212 7.3 0.7 3.6 5.5 1.52  
    1966 32 MIN AL -1.3 8 6 .571 4.89 21 19 1 2 0 0 103.0 113 63 56 9 30 0 56 2 1 3 447 74 3.53 1.388 9.9 0.8 2.6 4.9 1.87  
    1967 33 WSA AL 1.1 12 10 .545 3.28 28 27 1 5 1 0 164.2 147 73 60 15 43 3 106 3 0 7 673 97 3.27 1.154 8.0 0.8 2.4 5.8 2.47  
    1968 34 WSA AL 3.8 13 12 .520 2.69 31 31 0 8 4 0 201.0 181 72 60 11 59 4 111 4 0 6 830 108 2.93 1.194 8.1 0.5 2.6 5.0 1.88  
    1969 35 2TM 2LG -1.6 2 5 .286 7.04 19 14 2 0 0 0 62.2 63 49 49 14 42 1 37 5 0 4 285 50 6.48 1.676 9.0 2.0 6.0 5.3 0.88  
    1969 35 WSA AL -1.3 2 5 .286 6.83 14 13 0 0 0 0 55.1 49 42 42 12 38 1 34 5 0 3 248 51 6.43 1.572 8.0 2.0 6.2 5.5 0.89  
    1969 35 CIN NL -0.2 0 0   8.59 5 1 2 0 0 0 7.1 14 7 7 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 37 46 6.87 2.455 17.2 2.5 4.9 3.7 0.75  
    1970 36 LAD NL 0.3 0 0   2.57 10 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 12 4 4 2 5 1 8 1 0 0 59 152 4.64 1.214 7.7 1.3 3.2 5.1 1.60  
    1971 37 CLE AL 0.6 2 2 .500 3.09 9 1 1 0 0 0 23.1 17 9 8 0 11 0 20 1 0 0 97 126 2.28 1.200 6.6 0.0 4.2 7.7 1.82  
      WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    18 Yrs 37.4 174 170 .506 3.63 529 404 67 132 36 10 2930.2 2703 1334 1183 256 1069 62 2167 61 12 86 12415 103 3.32 1.287 8.3 0.8 3.3 6.7 2.03  
    162 Game Avg 2.7 13 12 .506 3.63 39 29 5 10 3 1 214 197 97 86 19 78 5 158 4 1 6 905 103 3.32 1.287 8.3 0.8 3.3 6.7 2.03  
                                                                     
    MIN (13 Yrs) 33.2 145 141 .507 3.66 432 331 60 119 31 10 2465.0 2283 1127 1002 214 909 53 1885 47 12 69 10471 106 3.27 1.295 8.3 0.8 3.3 6.9 2.07  
    WSA (3 Yrs) 3.6 27 27 .500 3.46 73 71 1 13 5 0 421.0 377 187 162 38 140 8 251 12 0 16 1751 89 3.53 1.228 8.1 0.8 3.0 5.4 1.79  
    LAD (1 Yr) 0.3 0 0   2.57 10 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 12 4 4 2 5 1 8 1 0 0 59 152 4.64 1.214 7.7 1.3 3.2 5.1 1.60  
    CLE (1 Yr) 0.6 2 2 .500 3.09 9 1 1 0 0 0 23.1 17 9 8 0 11 0 20 1 0 0 97 126 2.28 1.200 6.6 0.0 4.2 7.7 1.82  
    CIN (1 Yr) -0.2 0 0   8.59 5 1 2 0 0 0 7.1 14 7 7 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 37 46 6.87 2.455 17.2 2.5 4.9 3.7 0.75  
                                                                     
    AL (17 Yrs) 37.4 174 170 .506 3.63 514 403 62 132 36 10 2909.1 2677 1323 1172 252 1060 61 2156 60 12 85 12319 104 3.30 1.284 8.3 0.8 3.3 6.7 2.03  
    NL (2 Yrs) 0.0 0 0   4.64 15 1 5 0 0 0 21.1 26 11 11 4 9 1 11 1 0 1 96 85 5.41 1.641 11.0 1.7 3.8 4.6 1.22  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 4/6/2025.

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