José Ramón López Hevia (May 26, 1933 – September 4, 1982) was a Cuban professional
baseball
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player who played one season for the
California Angels
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of
Major League Baseball
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.
López also played in Mexico in the
Mexican League
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The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games ...
and the
Mexican Pacific League
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. In 1966, he established the Mexican League record for strikeouts in a single season, recording 309 strikeouts while playing for the
Sultanes de Monterrey
The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Mexico. Established in 1939 as Carta Blanca, the Sultanes have won ten LMB titles, most recently in 2018. Fro ...
. The record is still unbroken as of 2024.
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1933 births
1982 deaths
California Angels players
Cocoa Indians players
North Platte Indians players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Cuba
20th-century Cuban sportsmen
Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States
Mayos de Navojoa players
Baseball players from Villa Clara Province
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Venados de Mazatlán players
Yaquis de Obregón players
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