Salvador Colorado

Salvador Colorado Sánchez (3 October 1951 – 27 April 2021) was a Mexican professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Colorado spent all his career playing in Mexico in the Mexican League and the Mexican Pacific League. Colorado was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2009.

Career Colorado was born on 3 October 1951 in Huatusco, Veracruz. He made his professional debut in the Mexican League in 1975 playing for the Charros de Jalisco, where he pitched two games, earning one win and one save. Despite his good performance, Colorado returned to amateur regional leagues in his home state of Veracruz and did not play professionally again until four years later.

In 1979, Colorado returned to the Mexican League, this time with the Azules de Coatzacoalcos, finishing with a 13–4 record and a 2.05 ERA. That same year, during the 1979–80 Mexican Pacific League season, Colorado won the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) Rookie of the Year award, while playing for the Potros de Tijuana.

Colorado finished the 1982–83 LMP season with 14 wins, leading the league, and recorded a 0.53 ERA, but lost the Triple Crown to Mercedes Esquer, who finished as the pitcher with more strikeouts. Colorado established a new LMP ERA single season record, that remains unbeaten as of 2023, and is considered as one of the thoughest records to beat in Mexican baseball.

In 2009, Colorado was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

Death Colorado died on 27 April 2021 in Jalapa, Veracruz, aged 69.

Career statistics Mexican Pacific League Season Team W L Pct. G CG IP H BB SO ERA 1979–80 Tijuana 5 3 .625 19 4 77.0 80 26 42 2.22 1980–81 Mexicali 0 0 .000 2 0 6.0 6 0 4 1.50 1981–82 Tijuana 5 5 .500 12 6 77.0 63 18 40 2.10 1982–83 Tijuana 11 3 .786 15 11 119.0 85 17 47 0.53 1983–84 Tijuana 11 6 .647 17 11 132.2 116 26 59 2.04 1984–85 Tijuana 5 9 .357 18 7 122.1 127 33 54 3.60 1985–86 Hermosillo 5 2 .714 7 7 56.0 47 6 23 1.29 1986–87 Hermosillo 5 2 .714 11 4 80.0 91 17 37 4.50 1987–88 Tijuana / Navojoa 6 5 .545 11 3 67.1 74 13 18 3.48 1988–89 Los Mochis 3 3 .500 9 3 69.0 67 9 27 3.52 1990–91 Los Mochis 2 5 .286 11 2 70.0 88 22 22 4.24 Total 58 43 .574 132 58 876.1 844 187 373 2.65 Source: