José Guillermo Santiago Guzmán (September 4, 1928 – October 9, 2018), better known by the nickname "Pantalones", was a Puerto Rican

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who played in

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between 1954 and 1956 for the

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(–) and

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(). In the

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, he played for the

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from 1947 to 1948.

Playing career

Born in

Coamo Coamo (, ) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coam ...

, he was listed at tall and , he batted and threw right-handed. During his three

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trials, Santiago posted a 3–2 record with 29

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s and a 4.66

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in 27 appearances, including five starts and 56

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of work, allowing 67

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and 33

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. His entire pro career encompassed 13 years, 1947–1959, with two years in the Negro leagues and 11 in minor league baseball. In 2003, Santiago was inducted into the

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After baseball

In the 1970s, Santiago became a boxing promoter in Puerto Rico. A believer in

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, Santiago, like his friend

Fufi Santori José Santori Coll (May 7, 1932 – April 2, 2018) was a Puerto Rican basketball player and coach. Santori was also, for a short period late in his life, a bachata singer; he recorded an album, named ''El Sentimiento de Fufi'' (''Fufi's Feelin ...

, owned a technically possible,

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, in his case numbered #001261, since 1997.

References

* *Rene A. Santiago Fuentes (Son)
Jose Santiago baseball statistics by Baseball Almanac

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Playing career

After baseball

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