Rafael Urbano Lugo Colina (born August 12, 1962) is a

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former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1985 through 1990. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m), 185 lb. (84 k), he batted and threw right handed. Born in Punto Fijo, Falcón, Lugo was originally signed by the

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organization as a free agent in 1982. He entered the majors in 1985 with the Angels, pitching for them four years before joining the Montreal Expos (1989) and the

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(1990). Lugo posted a 3-4 record and a 3.69 earned run average in 20 pitching appearances In his rookie season, including 10 starts and one

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, striking out 42 and walking 29, while allowing 86

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in 83.0

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of work. He pitched sparingly after that, bouncing up and down between the majors and minors for the rest of his career, including a four-year stint with the Charros de Jalisco (1991–1994), while managing the team in the 1994 season. His father, of the same name, was a successful

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pitcher, having both pitched for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Both father and son as well as catcher Bo Díaz were part of an extremely unlikely event spanning thirteen years. On January 6, 1973, Díaz was behind the plate for the elder Lugo’s

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, as the Caracas club defeated the Tiburones de La Guaira, 6–0. Thirteen years later, on January 24, 1986, Díaz caught Lugo Jr. as he threw his own no-hitter, in a 4–0 Caracas victory over La Guaira. In 2009, Lugo gained induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their sixth class.Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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(Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lugo, Urbano 1962 births Living people California Angels players Charros de Jalisco players Danville Suns players Detroit Tigers players Edmonton Trappers players Indianapolis Indians players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mercuries Tigers players Midland Angels players Montreal Expos players People from Falcón Peoria Suns players Redwood Pioneers players Salem Angels players Toledo Mud Hens players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Waterbury Angels players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico

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