José DeLeón Chestaro (born December 20, 1960) is a Dominican former

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who played in

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(MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates,

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, Philadelphia Phillies, and

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, over all or parts of 13 seasons (–). DeLeón was the

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(NL) strikeout leader, in , while with the Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a win–loss record of 86–119, in 415 appearances, with a 3.76

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(ERA), and 1,594 strikeouts. DeLeón was a 3rd round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 amateur draft. DeLeón twice led the NL in losses, posting a record of 2–19 in , for the Pirates, and 7–19 in with the Cardinals.

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