José Peña (baseball)

For other people named José Peña, see José Peña (disambiguation).

José "Peluche" Peña Gutiérrez (born December 3, 1942) is a Mexican former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1969 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers.

José Peña
Pitcher
Born: (1942-12-03) December 3, 1942 (age 82) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 1969, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 14, 1972, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	7–4
Earned run average	4.97
Strikeouts	82
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1969) Los Angeles Dodgers (1970–1972)
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1992

In February 2025, Peña was selected by a committee of journalists as a pitcher for the Mexican League Centennial All-Time Team on the occasion of the league's hundredth anniversary.^[1]