Isidro Monge Pedroza (born April 11, 1951) is a Mexican retired

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who pitched from 1975 to 1984. He played for the

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and

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, all of the

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and the

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and

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, both of the

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Career

Born in

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, the Mexican state of Sonora, Monge moved to

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at age 16 and attended Brawley Union High School. He was drafted in the 24th round (562nd overall) of the 1970 June Baseball Draft by the

. Monge was called up to the Angels after going 14–9 with a 4.63

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for the

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of the

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, and made his major league debut on September 12, 1975 against the

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pitching innings in relief of

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getting no decision. Monge went 49–40 in his 10-year career with a 3.53 ERA. He pitched 764 innings, striking out 471. Hall of Famer

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of the

got his first hit off Monge on July 19, 1982 while he was pitching for the

. Monge was selected for the American League All-Star team in 1979, during which he had a record of 12–10 with a 2.40 ERA.

Later life

In 2010, Monge was hired as the

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for the

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. Previous coaching positions included pitching coach with the

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(2006),

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(2003–2005),

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(2002),

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(2001), and

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(2000) all (at the time) part of the

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farm system. He was also the pitching coach for the Jamestown Jammers (then a part of the Detroit Tigers system) in 1995. In the offseason, Monge works in the Mexican Winter League, coaching at third for the

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. On June 14, 2004 he was inducted into the

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, or the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.

References

* 1976 ''Baseball Register'' published by ''

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