Albie Lopez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1971
Place of Birth: Mesa, Arizona, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Albie Lopez
- Albert Anthony "Albie" Lopez (born August 18, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
- He graduated from Mesa Community College.
- He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.
- Lopez spent 5 years with the Indians, compiling a record of 12-14 with a 5.99 ERA between 1993 and 1997. Lopez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round (48th pick overall) of the expansion draft in 1997.
- In 1998, Lopez had a career best 2.60 ERA in 54 games for the expansion team Devil Rays. In 1999, his ERA rose to 4.64 while appearing in 51 games.
- In 2000, Lopez was a swingman, appearing in 45 games while also starting 24 games for the Devil Rays.
- He won a career-high 11 games while throwing 4 complete games and 2 saves. The Devil Rays then traded Lopez to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 after going 5-12 in 20 starts for the Devil Rays.
- With the Diamondbacks, Lopez recorded 4 wins in 13 starts.
- Between both clubs, Lopez finished the 2001 season with a major league leading 19 losses, although not officially leading any league due to him having been traded and splitting time between both leagues.
- He was part of the 2001 World Series winning team over the New York Yankees.
- Lopez was criticized for his poor performance on the team, which led him to sign with the Atlanta Braves at the end of that season.
- Lopez was 1-4 in 55.2 innings for the Braves. He then signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 2003 season.
- Despite having a record of 4-2 in 15 games, his ERA sat at 12.71 for the Royals, which prompted them to releasing Lopez. Lopez then signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005, but was released on March 23, 2005.
- He signed with the Seattle Mariners on April 19, 2005, but was released just under a month later on May 15. During an 11-year baseball career, Lopez compiled 47 wins, 558 strikeouts, and a 4.94 earned run average.
- He was an Eastern League All-Star with the Canton–Akron Indians, which was the Indians' Double A affiliate in 1993.
- Lopez pitched during the 2011 season for the Edmonton Capitals of the North American League.
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