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Román Calzadilla
Román Calzadilla was a Cuban baseball catcher in the Cuban League. He played for 11 seasons from 1889 to 1902 for Matanzas, Progreso, Aguila de Oro, Habana and Fiesta. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (''Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano'') is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and umpires in the pre-revolution Cuban League ... in 1945. References External linksSeamheads.com Cuban League players Habana players Matanzas players {{Cuba-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the Batting (baseball), batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in ... [...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] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called " runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The principal objective of the batting team is to have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the Batting (baseball), batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matanzas (Cuban League)
Matanzas was a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League based in Matanzas. They first played in the league's inaugural season of 1878, then played in the league from 1888 to 1890, 1892–1894, and in 1907–1908. Franchise history In the 1878 season, Matanzas finished in last place between Almendares and Habana with a 0–3 record. During a game on January 26, 1879, the club lost to Habana 36–26, with the 60 total runs the most combined runs by both teams in league history. Matanzas returned to the league for 1888, finishing in third place behind Club Fé and Habana with a 4–11 record. The following year the ended the season with a record 6-14, finishing in fourth place behind Habana, Fé and Cárdenas. Román Calzadilla, a future member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame, would begin his career with Matanzas in 1889. The club operated as "Matancista" during the winter of 1890, ending up in last place among five teams with a 4–12 record. Among their players were Alfredo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progreso (baseball)
Progreso was a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League. They first played in the league's second season of 1879, and then again played in the league from 1888 to 1890. Franchise history The Progeso club lost all four of its game in the winter of 1879. It returned to the league for the spring of 1888 season, ending in last place with a 3-12 record. The following year, they tied for last place with Matanzas, as both ended the year 6-14. In the winter of 1889, Progreso finished with a 8-9 record, ending in third place. The 1890 season saw the team place in second place, behind Club Fé. Figueredo 2003, p. 23. Among their notable players were Román Calzadilla, Miguel Prats Miguel Prats (1871 – death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball rightfielder in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1888 to 1908 with several teams, including Progreso, Almendares, Azul, Club Fé, All Cubans, Cuban Stars ..., and Moisés Quintero. Notes References * Defunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguila De Oro
Águila or Aguila is Spanish for "eagle". It may refer to: Places * El Aguila, Valle del Cauca, a town and municipality in Colombia *Aguila, Arizona, United States Ships * Chilean brigantine ''Águila'' (1796), the first ship of the Chilean Navy * SS ''Aguila'', a British passenger liner built in 1917 and sunk in 1941 Firearms * .17 PMC/Aguila, a type of ammunition cartridge * Aguila Ammunition, a Mexican Ammunition manufacturer Other uses * Águila, a beer made by Bavaria Brewery in Colombia * C.D. Águila, a Salvadoran football club * Compañía Mexicana de Petróleo El Aguila SA, a former Mexican oil company, now Pemex * El Aguila, a character in the Marvel Comics universe * Mr. Águila (born 1978), Mexican professional wrestler * ''Aguila'' (film), a 1980 Filipino film People * Aguila Saleh Issa (born 1944), Libyan jurist and politician *Chris Aguila (born 1979), American major league baseball player * Cynthia del Águila (born 1959), Guatemalan teacher and politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habana (baseball Club)
The Habana club (known as the Habana Reds or, later, the Habana Leones) was one of the oldest and most distinguished baseball teams in the old Cuban League, which existed from 1878 to 1961. Habana, representing the city of Havana, was the only team to play in the league every season of its existence and was one of its most successful franchises. In their early history they were known by their colors as the Reds; later they adopted the names of ''Leones'' or Lions. Throughout their existence they had a famous rivalry with Almendares. 1878–1899 In the first Cuban League season, played during the winter of 1878–79, the Habana'a captain (or playing manager) was Esteban Bellán, who had played professionally in the United States. At the time, Habana and other clubs in the league were amateur sporting clubs. Every team played 4 games (all played on Sundays and holidays). Habana went undefeated and was awarded a silk flag, also each of the winning players received a silver medal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiesta (baseball)
''Fiesta'' (Spanish for "religious feast", "festival", or "party") may refer to: Events * Fiesta San Antonio, a 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas *St. Peter's Fiesta, a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts *Fiestas de Santa Fe, a festival held in Santa Fe, New Mexico Film and television * ''Fiesta'' (1941 film), an American film by LeRoy Prinz * ''Fiesta'' (1947 film), an MGM film starring Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán *''Fiesta'' (1995 film), a French film by Pierre Boutron * ''Fiesta'' (TV series), a 1958 Australian music and dance programme Music * The Fiestas, an American R&B group Albums * ''Fiesta'' (Carlito album), 2006 * ''Fiesta'' (Denise Rosenthal album), 2013 * ''Fiesta'' (Fiskales Ad-Hok album), 1998 * ''Fiesta'' (Miranda album), 1999 * ''Fiesta'' (Raffaella Carrà album), 1977 *'' Fiesta! Magsasaya Ang Lahat'', by 6cyclemind, 2006 *''Fiesta'', by Juan Carlos Alvarado, 2004 Songs * "Fiesta" (Helena Paparizou song), 2016 * "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Baseball Hall Of Fame
The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (''Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano'') is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and umpires in the pre-revolution Cuban League, by 1961 it had honored 68 players, managers, and umpires whose names are shown on a marble plaque at Havana's Estadio Latinoamericano. After the revolution, however, the Hall of Fame languished for more than 50 years, seldom mentioned or acknowledged and with no new inductees. Following a campaign led by Cuban filmmaker Ian Padrón, a meeting was held on November 7–8, 2014 to reformulate the Hall of Fame and to propose a museum in which it would be housed. The reformulated Hall recognized the original 68 members, and a jury of 25 people selected 10 new inductees—five from the pre-revolution period and five representing for the first time the post-revolution Cuban National Series. The planned site for the new museum is in the José An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban League Players
Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a person who is part of the Cuban population, see Demographics of Cuba * Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba * Cuban Americans, citizens of the United States who are of Cuban descent * Cuban cigar, often referred to as "Cubans" * Cuban culture * Cuban cuisine ** Cuban sandwich * Cuban-eight, a type of aerobatic maneuver People with the surname * Brian Cuban (born 1961), American lawyer and activist * Mark Cuban (born 1958), American entrepreneur See also * Cuban Missile Crisis * List of Cubans * * Cuban Boys, a British music act * Kuban (other) * Cubane Cubane () is a synthetic hydrocarbon compound that consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid crys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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