Luis Peñalver

Luis Peñalver
Pitcher
Born: (1941-11-20) November 20, 1941 (age 75) Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
Minor League El Paso Sun Kings (1961–1964) Tacoma Giants (1962) Springfield Giants (1964) Burlington Senators (1967) Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs (1968) Oklahoma City 89ers (1970) Amarillo Giants (1972) San Antonio Brewers (1973–1974) Caracas Metropolitanos (1979) Mexican League Sultanes de Monterrey (1969–1971; 1975–1978) Mexican Southeast League Piratas de Campeche (1965) Venezuelan League Indios de Oriente (1960–1963) Estrellas Orientales (1963–1964) Navegantes del Magallanes (1964–1966) Leones del Caracas (1966–1975; 1976–1982) Aguilas del Zulia (1975–1976) Tigres de Aragua (1982–1983)
Career highlights and awards
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Individually induction (2008) 1959 Venezuelan Pan American Games Team (2015)

Minor League

Mexican League

Mexican Southeast League

Venezuelan League

Luis Antonio Peñalver [pay-nyahl-verr'] (born November 20, 1941) is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. Listed at 5' 11" (1.82 m.), 170 lb. (77 k.), he batted and threw right handed.

Born in Cumaná, Sucre, Peñalver proved to be a reliable and durable pitcher in a long career that spanned from 1960 through 1983, playing for several teams in different leagues across the United States, Mexico and Venezuela. Considered a workhorse who could pitch every year in different leagues, Peñalver relied on an array of breaking pitches and pinpoint control on his straight four-seam fastball. But Peñalver never tried to finesse batters, he did try to intimidate them by using a high leg kick during his windup that resembled Juan Marichal.

Overall, Peñalver posted a 237-212 record with a 3.35 ERA in 964 pitching appearances through the length of his 23-year career.

Peñalver made a pretty good impression on baseball scouts at a young age, when he was undefeated in two starts to help lead the Venezuela national team to the 1959 Pan American Games Gold Medal.

At age 18, Peñalver debuted with the Indios de Oriente club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in the 1960–1961 season. He went 2-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 16 games (seven starts) and, despite being a teenager, finished as the team's third most used pitcher after future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson (21 games) and the local idol Carrao Bracho (20).

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