David Gómez (baseball)
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David Gómez Benítez (1902 – death unknown) was a Cuban
professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Moder ...
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...
,
first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...
and
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch ...
in the
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in the 1920s. A native of
Havana, Cuba Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuban Stars (West) The Cuban Stars were a team of Baseball in Cuba, Cuban professional baseball players that competed in the History of baseball in the United States, United States Negro league baseball, Negro leagues from 1907 to 1930. The team was also sometime ...
. He played for the Stars through 1927, then finished his career with the Philadelphia Tigers in 1928.


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Date of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Baseball first basemen Baseball outfielders Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Havana Cuban baseball players Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Cuban Stars (West) players Negro league baseball players from Cuba Philadelphia Tigers players {{negro-league-baseball-outfielder-stub