Clemente "Sungo" Carreras González (March 25, 1914 – November 19, 1989) played in the

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

from 1937 to 1941. He played for the

New York Cubans The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team that played during the 1930s and from 1939 to 1950. Despite playing in the Negro leagues, the team occasionally employed white-skinned Hispanic baseball players as well, because Hispanics in ...

in 1938, 1940 and 1941 and for the Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. He was born in

La Habana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

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. He later managed in the

Mexican League The Mexican League (, ) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country. The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ...

, the highest level of professional baseball in

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. He skippered the

Monterrey Sultanes The Sultanes de Monterrey ( en, Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season ...

from 1962 to 1964, the Angeles de Puebla in 1976 and the Tampico Alijadores in 1977. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.Cubanball.com
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