Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra (; November 19, 1943 – November 10, 1990), nicknamed "Monty", was a right-handed

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who played in

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. He was the son of former big-leaguer René Monteagudo.

Career

Monteagudo was born in

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. He moved to

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after

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's rise to power in his homeland. As a 19-year-old rookie, Monteagudo made his majors debut with the

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on September 1, 1963. After three-plus seasons with Kansas City, he was dealt to the

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on May 17, 1966. At the end of the season, he received

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. Then, he joined the

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on July 16, 1967, with a new nationality. After a season in Chicago, he played with the

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(1970) and

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(1973). Monteagudo was traded along with

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from the Angels to the

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for

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at the

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on December 6, 1973, completing a transaction from four months earlier on August 14 when Philadelphia purchased

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's contract from California.Rappoport, Ken. "National League Tentatively Agrees to Move Padres to Washington, D.C." ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Friday, December 7, 1973.
Retrieved December 23, 2022. In seven seasons, Monteagudo compiled a 3–7 record with 58

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s, a 5.05

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, four saves, and 132

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in 72 games (65 as a

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). He played his final majors game on September 28, 1973. Monteagudo also played 20 seasons in the

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with five teams:

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(1963–68), Magallanes (1968),

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(1968–74, 1976–82) and Portuguesa (1975), compiling a 79–81 record with 897 strikeouts and a 3.37 ERA. On December 20, 1973, Monteagudo kept the

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hitless for innings until Faustino Zabala ruined the

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with a single to center field. At the same time, Monteagudo played in the

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with the

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and

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clubs. He pitched a no-hitter game against

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(March 19, 1979) and led the league in strikeouts once (222, in 1978). After retiring in 1981, he started a successful

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career in the league. Aurelio Monteagudo was killed in a car accident in

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nine days before his 47th birthday.

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