Orlando Hernandez

Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez Pedroso
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: October 11, 1965 (?) in Villa Clara, Cuba
Signed: 1998 by the New York Yankees
Acquired: traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jorge Julio, May 2006
Departed: as a free agent, November 2008

 

Already heralded in the US as Cuba's best pitcher before his flight to freedom several years ago, his story will make a terrific movie someday. While he's waiting for that to happen, though, he can pass the time by counting his World Series rings--when he landed in America, he also landed in the lap of the mighty Yankees. Hollywood couldn't have scripted it. In 2006, he added a fourth World Championship as a member of the Chicago White Sox. Pictured is his card from the 2000 Pacific Aurora set. More cards are shown below the stats box.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
===========================================================================
1998 N Y AL  21  21  3  141.0 12  4 .750  113  53  49  131  52   1  0  3.13
1999 N Y AL  33  33  2  214.1 17  9 .654  187 108  98  157  87   1  0  4.12
2000 N Y AL  29  29  3  195.2 12 13 .480  186 104  98  141  51   0  0  4.51
2001 N Y AL  17  16  0   94.2  4  7 .364   90  51  51   77  42   0  0  4.85
2002 N Y AL  24  22  0  146.0  8  5 .615  131  63  59  113  36   0  1  3.64
2004 N Y AL  15  15  0   84.2  8  2 .800   73  31  31   84  36   0  0  3.30
2005 Chi AL  24  22  0  128.1  9  9 .500  137  77  73   91  50   0  1  5.12
2006 2teams  29  29  1  162.1 11 11 .500  155  90  84  164  61   0  0  4.66
2007 *METS*  27  24  0  147.2  9  5 .643  109  64  61  128  64   0  0  3.72
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METS TOTALS  47  44  1  264.1 18 12 .600  212 122 114  240 105   0  0  3.88
OTHER CLUBS 172 167  8 1050.1 72 53 .576  969 519 490  846 374   2  2  4.20
===========================================================================
CAREER TOTS 219 211  9 1314.2 90 65 .581 1181 641 604 1086 479   2  2  4.13

 

SPLIT SEASONS (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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2006 Arz NL   9   9  0   45.2  2  4 .333   52  32  31   52  20   0  0  6.11
2006 *METS*  20  20  1  116.2  9  7 .563  103  58  53  112  41   0  0  4.09

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated
World Series Fever

1999 Metal Universe

2000 Topps Gallery
Heritage

2001 Fleer Futures

1998 Bowman #221 (Rookie Card)
1998 Bowman's Best #183
1998 Fleer Sports Illustrated World Series Fever #127
1998 Pacific Crown Royale #92
1998 Topps Tek Pattern 48 #73

1999 Upper Deck Choice Bobbing Heads

1999 Bowman Chrome #30
1999 Bowman's Best #21
1999 Donruss Retro-Actives #49 (issued in 2001)
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated #41 (Season Highlights)
1999 Fleer Tradition #100
1999 Fleer Tradition Rookie Flashback #12
1999 Pacific Crown Collection #188
1999 Pacific Omega #162
1999 Pacific Paramount #160
1999 Pacific Paramount Gold #160
1999 Pacific Prisms #98
1999 Pacific Private Stock #98
1999 Skybox EX Century #70
1999 Skybox Metal Universe #265 (Building Blocks)
1999 Skybox Thunder Unleashed #10
1999 Topps #237 (World Series)
1999 Topps #422
1999 Topps Opening Day #128
1999 Topps Stadium Club #35
1999 Upper Deck Choice #14 (Rookie Class)
1999 Upper Deck Choice Bobbing Heads #15
1999 Upper Deck HoloGrFX #41
1999 Upper Deck MVP #145
1999 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory #74
1999 Upper Deck Victory #269

2000 Topps Oversize

2000 Bowman #136
2000 Bowman's Best #36
2000 Fleer Gamers #17
2000 Fleer Showcase #67
2000 Fleer/Skybox EX #40
2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact #109
2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact Mighty Fine in '99 #9
2000 Fleer Tradition #48
2000 Fleer Ultra #30
2000 MLB Showdown Strategy #S31
2000 Pacific Aurora #97
2000 Pacific Crown Royale Ruby #94
2000 Pacific Gold #292 (127/199)
2000 Pacific Paramount #158
2000 Pacific Paramount Green #158
2000 Skybox #37
2000 Skybox Metal #176
2000 Topps #224 (Highlights)
2000 Topps #285
2000 Topps Gallery #38
2000 Topps Gallery Heritage #TGH9
2000 Topps Opening Day #125
2000 Topps Oversize #2
2000 Topps Stadium Club #8
2000 Topps Subway Series #41
2000 Topps Subway Series #72
2000 Topps Subway Series #91
2000 Upper Deck Gold Reserve #116
2000 Upper Deck MVP Second Season Standouts #SS3
2000 Upper Deck Ovation #60
2000 Upper Deck SP Authentic United Nations #UN3
2000 Upper Deck Subway Series #NY9
2000 Upper Deck Victory #328

2001 Fleer Tradition

2001 Bowman #20
2001 Bowman Heritage #22
2001 Fleer EX #25
2001 Fleer Futures #83
2001 Fleer Legacy #67
2001 Fleer Platinum #168
2001 Fleer Premium #31
2001 Fleer Showcase #60
2001 Fleer Tradition #43
2001 Fleer Triple Crown #166
2001 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia #100
2001 Post #8
2001 Topps #536
2001 Topps Finest #31
2001 Topps Heritage #51 (black back)
2001 Topps Stadium Club #106
2001 Upper Deck #145
2001 Upper Deck Victory #243

2002 Fleer Tradition

2003 Topps 205

2005 Topps

2005 Topps
Update & Highlights

2002 Fleer #208
2002 Fleer Authentix Bat Authentix #BA-OH RIPPED (game-used bat)
2002 Fleer Flair #57
2002 Fleer Tradition #208
2002 Fleer Ultra #76
2002 Leaf #90
2002 Topps #445

2003 Fleer Platinum #168
2003 Fleer Tradition #222
2003 Fleer Ultra #176
2003 Topps #241
2003 Topps Traded and Rookies Chrome #T37
2003 Topps 205 #58

2006 Topps Heritage

2007 Bowman Heritage

2007 Topps Opening Day

2007 Upper Deck

2004 Fleer Tradition #265
2004 Topps Heritage #319

2005 Topps #122
2005 Topps Chrome #122
2005 Topps Heritage #154a (gray back)
2005 Topps Hot Button #49
2005 Topps Update & Highlights #UH22
2005 Topps Update & Highlights Chrome #UH21
2005 Upper Deck #330

2006 Bazooka #65
2006 Fleer #383
2006 Topps #357
2006 Topps #648 ("Brothers Orlando")
2006 Topps Heritage #64
2006 Topps Opening Day #122
2006 Topps Turkey Red #446
2006 Upper Deck #509

2007 Bowman Heritage #151
2007 Topps #18
2007 Topps #18 (red letters)
2007 Topps Mets Blister Pack Team Set #NYM6
2007 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #NYM2, #NYM32
2007 Topps Opening Day #62
2007 Topps Turkey Red #12
2007 Upper Deck #384

2008 Bowman #137
2008 Topps #49
2008 Topps Heritage #113
2008 Topps Mets Blister Pack Team Set #NYM6
2008 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #30
2008 Upper Deck #153

2014 Topps Archives #103
2014 Topps High Tek Autographs #HT-OH (autographed)

2015 Topps Archives #273
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen #335
2015 Topps Stadium Club #157

Other Orlando Hernandez memorabilia in my collection:

two photographs taken by Rounding Third friend Michelle Freed

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