José Dionisio López (1901 – death date unknown) was a Cuban
professional baseball
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corner outfielder
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,
third baseman
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and
shortstop
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in the
Negro leagues
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and the
Cuban League
The Cuban League ( Spanish: ''Liga cubana'') 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 ...
in the 1910s and 1920s.
A native of
Regla, Cuba
Regla () is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named ''Guaicanamar'', Loma Model ...
, López played in the
Negro leagues
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for the
Cuban Stars (West)
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in 1920. He also played in the
Cuban League
The Cuban League ( Spanish: ''Liga cubana'') 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 ...
for the
Habana
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.Almendares clubs between 1918 and 1922, including three separate stints at Habana, and then played in the Cuban League again in 1927 for the short-lived Team Cuba. López also played for seven different teams in
minor league baseball
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(in which he was listed as "Joe Lopez") in the 1920s, including the
Columbus Senators
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