Thirty years ago, one of the most colorful of all St. Louis Cardinals pitchers concluded a sometimes stormy, sometimes stellar 13-year career. At 37 in 1990, Joaquin Andujar earned a last-chance shot with the Montreal Expos after going 5-0 with a 1.31 ERA for the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association, but he was released on April 3rd, just six days before a season-opening series against his old team at Busch Stadium.
That was the last rodeo for Andujar, self-described as “one tough Dominican.” There would be no going to the minors and hoping for a call-up.