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Player Profile: Joaquin Andujar

Name: Joaquin Andujar
                         Right-handed pitcher
Lived: 1952 -
Career span: 1976 - 1988
Hall of Fame? No
Primary teams: Houston Astros (1976-1981, 1988; St. Louis Cardinals (1981 - 1985)
Best Year: 1984: 20-14, 3.34 ERA, 147 strikeouts

Why he is significant: Andujar was an outstanding pitcher with both the Astros and the Cardinals in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a four time All Star, a back-to-back twenty game winner, and a key factor in two Cardinal pennant winners. Andujar (a native of the Dominican Republic) liked to refer to himself as "one tough Dominican", and was indeed a tough competitor and one of the most feared pitchers in the National League during his tenure.