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Alfredo Arango (baseball)
Alfredo Arango was a Cuban baseball player in the Cuban League who played with Almendares (baseball), Almendares from 1885 to 1887 and Habana (baseball club), Habana in 1890–1891. Arango played in six games for Almendares in the 1885–1886 season, finishing with a .292 batting average. In nine games in 1887, he hit .395. Arango returned for a final Cuban League season in 1890 with Habana. He later played a role in the Cuban War of Independence. In February 1895, he joined the independence movement in Havana, but was captured and sent to Spain. From there he escaped to Paris and joined Calixto García's forces. Arango was named to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. References Cuban League players People of the Cuban War of Independence Almendares (baseball) players Habana players Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Cuba-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban League
The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the league was sometimes known as the "Cuban Winter League." It was always a small league, generally 3 to 5 teams, and was centered in Havana, though it sometimes included teams from outlying cities such as Matanzas or Santa Clara. The league became racially integrated in 1900, and during the first half of the 20th century the Cuban League was a premier venue for black and white players to meet. Many great black Northern American players competed in Cuba alongside native black and white Cuban stars such as José Méndez, Cristóbal Torriente, Adolfo Luque, and Martín Dihigo. After 1947, the Cuban League entered into an agreement with Major League Baseball and was used for player development. Following the 1959 Cuban Revolution, however, tensions rose with the new Commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
