Alejandro Crespo (baseball)
| Alejandro Crespo | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 26, 1915 Güira de Melena, Cuba | |
| Died: 1980 Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the New York Cubans | |
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Alejandro Crespo Quiñónez (February 26, 1915 – 1980) was a Cuban former outfielder in the Negro leagues who played in the 1940s.
A native of Güira de Melena, Cuba, Crespo made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the New York Cubans, and was selected to play in that season's East–West All-Star Game. After spending several seasons in the Mexican League, he returned to New York for the 1946 season. In 1955, he played minor league baseball for the Charlotte Hornets.[1][2]
Crespo died in Havana, Cuba in 1980.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alejandro Crespo". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Alejandro Crespo". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Recordando al guireno Alejandro Crespo". El Nuevo Herald. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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