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René Monteagudo
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (1916-03-12)March 12, 1916
Havana, Cuba
Died: September 14, 1973(1973-09-14) (aged 57)
Hialeah, Florida
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 6, 1938, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.289
Home runs0
Runs batted in21
Win–loss record3–7
Strikeouts93
Earned run average6.42
Teams

René Monteagudo Miranda (March 12, 1916 – September 14, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder who played with the Washington Senators (1938, 1940, 1944) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Monteagudo threw and batted left-handed.

Monteagudo was born in Havana, Cuba. Signed by the Senators, he debuted as a pitcher on September 6, 1938, but bothered by a sore arm, he switched to the outfield. In 1945, for the Phillies, he was the most used and most successful pinch-hitter in the league, going 18-for-52 (.346). He also pitched 14 games in relief. In 1946, Monteagudo was one of the ballplayers blackballed by Commissioner Happy Chandler after leaving the majors to play in the Mexican League.

In a four-season major league career, Monteagudo was a .289 hitter (78-for-270) with 21 RBI, 32 runs, nine doubles, one triple, and two stolen bases in 156 games. As a pitcher, he posted a 3–7 record with 93 strikeouts, a 6.42 ERA, two saves, and 168 innings in 46 games (11 as a starter). René Monteagudo died in Hialeah, Florida at the age of 57.

His son Aurelio Monteagudo was a right-handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

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