Santiago Mederos (baseball)

This article is about the baseball player. For the American fugitive, see Santiago Villalba Mederos.

Santiago Mederos Iglesias (September 8, 1944 – December 15, 1979) was a baseball player in the Cuban National League during the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Industriales, La Habana, Occidentales, Agricultores and Selección.

Santiago Mederos

Medal record
Representing Cuba
Men's Baseball
Baseball World Cup
	1970 Bogotá	Team
	1971 Havana	Team
	1972 Managua	Team
	1976 Bogotá	Team
International Amateur Tournament
	1968 Mexico City	Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1970 Panama City	Team
	1978 Medellín	Team
Pan American Games
	1975 Mexico City	Team

Career

He spent 15 years in the league, going 123–67 with a 1.97 ERA. He set and tied numerous league records during his career, including shutouts in a season (eight in 1967–1968, tied with Carlos Gálvez). In 1968–1969, he led the league with 208 strikeouts, setting a new record. He also set the single-game record for strikeouts with 20. Following the 1968–1969 season, he was named the Serie Nacional Most Valuable Pitcher. His two strikeout records have been broken, his shutout record has been tied, but not broken.

He also pitched for Cuba's national team in multiple tournaments. He worked for the team in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, in which Cuba won gold; the 1970 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1971 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1972 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold; the 1975 Pan American Games, in which Cuba took gold; the 1976 Amateur World Series, in which Cuba took gold and the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, in which Cuba took gold.

Death

He died in a car accident in 1979.

References

• A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 by Peter C. Bjarkman