Pat Jacquez (born April 23, 1947 in Stockton,

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) is a former right-handed

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who played for the

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in 1971. Jacquez only pitched in two games in his major league career. He was drafted in 1967 by the

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and played for the minor-league

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, and Tacoma Cubs. He was traded along with Dave Lemonds and

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by the Cubs to the White Sox for

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and José Ortiz on November 30, 1970. Jacquez debuted on April 18, 1971, in the first game of a doubleheader against the

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; he pitched for 1.2 and gave up four hits and a run. His second and final game was on April 25, 1971, against the

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. He pitched 0.1 innings in this game and only faced one batter.Baseball-Reference.com
Pat Jacquez 1971 Pitching Game Logs.
Retrieved on June 6, 2009. Jacquez was demoted to the

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for the remainder of the 1971 season. Jacquez played for the

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, a minor-league team in the

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farm system, in 1972. Before leaving pro baseball, he was sent from the Reds to the

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for Bill Voss at the

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on November 27, 1972.Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, November 28, 1972.
Retrieved October 24, 2020

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