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Luis Arroyo

For the Illinois politician of the same name, see Luis Arroyo (politician).
Luis Arroyo PitcherBorn: February 18, 1927(1927-02-18) (age 81)
Penuelas, Puerto RicoBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 20, 1955
for the St. Louis CardinalsFinal game May 28, 1963
for the New York YankeesCareer statistics Win-Loss     40-32 ERA     3.93 Strikeouts     336 Teams Career highlights and awards
  • All-star in 1955 and 1961
  • Led AL in saves in 1961 with 29

Luis Enrique "Tite" Arroyo, born on February 18, 1927 in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Luis Arroyo made his Major League Baseball debut on April 20, 1955. A short lefty with a broad frame, he spent one season as a starter with the St. Louis Cardinals. Though he was a member of the National League All-Star team that year, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates the next spring, and his new team moved him to the bullpen. Struggling to establish himself in the role, he bounced from the Pirates to first the Cincinnati Reds, and then the New York Yankees. Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican to play for the Yankees, and despite his earlier struggles, he quickly became an important contributor to the club.

American League hitters enjoyed little success against Arroyo's screwball, and after a solid contribution at the back of their bullpen in 1960, he enjoyed the best season of his career in 1961. That year, Arroyo pitched 119 innings with a 2.19 ERA, while winning 15 games as the team's relief ace. His totals of 65 games pitched and 29 saves both led the league, he surrendered only five home runs in a season where league-wide offensive totals were very high by historical standards, and he was named to his second All-Star team while finishing sixth in AL MVP voting. Most importantly, Arroyo was exceptional for the Yankees in the World Series. He picked up a win when New York came from behind in Game 3, and the Yankees went on to defeat his old team, the Reds, in five games.

Arroyo's glory was short-lived, unfortunately. He injured his arm the following spring, and while he pitched for two more seasons, he never regained his prior effectiveness. Arroyo retired after appearing in only six innings in the 1963 season. Over the course of his MLB career, he pitched 531 1/3 innings with a 3.93 ERA, collecting 40 wins, 32 losses, and 44 saves.

In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Arroyo, a Puerto Rican, was the relief pitcher on Stein's Latin team.

See also

v • d • eNew York Yankees1961 World Seriesroster 47 - Luis Arroyo | 8 - Yogi Berra| 38 - Johnny Blanchard| 6 - Clete Boyer| 39 - Jim Coates| 28 - Bud Daley| 16 - Whitey Ford| 12 - Billy Gardner| 32 - Elston Howard| 10 - Tony Kubek| 11 - Héctor López| 7 - Mickey Mantle| 9 - Roger Maris| 15 - Jack Reed| 1 - Bobby Richardson| 14 - Bill Skowron| 22 - Bill Stafford| 23 - Ralph Terry
Manager 35 Ralph Houk
Categories: 1927 births | Living people | National League All-Stars | American League All-Stars | Cincinnati Reds players | Major league pitchers | New York Yankees players | Pittsburgh Pirates players | Puerto Rican baseball players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Puerto Rican sportspeople

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