Professional Baseball Player. He played in both the Cuban and American Negro leagues from 1915 to 1929. He began his professional career with the San Francisco and Almendares clubs in the Cuban-American Negro Clubs Series, while also playing for San Francisco Park during the 1915-16 Cuban Winter League season. He spent five winters with Almendares, beginning in 1918-19. He debuted in the pre-Negro leagues with the Cuban Stars (East) in 1916, where he batted .356 in 12 documented games. He made his Negro National League debut with the Cuban Stars (West) in 1920, where he batted.336 in 61 documented games, fourth-highest in the league. He played with Cincinnati Cuban Stars the following season, batting .343, good for seventh best in the league. He spent the summer of 1922 with the independent Cuban Stars (East) and led the Cuban Winter League in hitting in 1922-23. He continued playing with the Stars after they joined the Eastern Colored League in 1923 through the 1929 season, at which point he ended his major league career with a .311 documented batting average in 387 games, with 16 home runs and 205 runs batted in. He also managed the club in 1927. Known as a five-tool player, he primarily played the outfield but appeared at every position in his career except catcher, including 43 known professional appearances as a pitcher. He was named to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Professional Baseball Player. He played in both the Cuban and American Negro leagues from 1915 to 1929. He began his professional career with the San Francisco and Almendares clubs in the Cuban-American Negro Clubs Series, while also playing for San Francisco Park during the 1915-16 Cuban Winter League season. He spent five winters with Almendares, beginning in 1918-19. He debuted in the pre-Negro leagues with the Cuban Stars (East) in 1916, where he batted .356 in 12 documented games. He made his Negro National League debut with the Cuban Stars (West) in 1920, where he batted.336 in 61 documented games, fourth-highest in the league. He played with Cincinnati Cuban Stars the following season, batting .343, good for seventh best in the league. He spent the summer of 1922 with the independent Cuban Stars (East) and led the Cuban Winter League in hitting in 1922-23. He continued playing with the Stars after they joined the Eastern Colored League in 1923 through the 1929 season, at which point he ended his major league career with a .311 documented batting average in 387 games, with 16 home runs and 205 runs batted in. He also managed the club in 1927. Known as a five-tool player, he primarily played the outfield but appeared at every position in his career except catcher, including 43 known professional appearances as a pitcher. He was named to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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