Carlos Colás

Carlos Colás
Carlos Colás
	Catcher / Left fielder
	Born: December 4, 1917; Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba
	Died: December 4, 1987 (aged 70); Havana, Cuba
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
	1952, for the Memphis Red Sox
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Cubans (1940–1941); Memphis Red Sox (1949–1952);

Carlos Celestino Colás (December 4, 1917 – December 4, 1987) was a Cuban professional baseball catcher and left fielder who played in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s.

A native of Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba, Colás was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer José Colás.^[1] Older brother Carlos made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the New York Cubans, and played with New York again the following season. He then spent several years in the Mexican League, returning to the Negro leagues in 1949 to spend four seasons with the Memphis Red Sox before playing again in the Mexican League through the mid-1950s.^[2] Colás died in Havana, Cuba in 1987 on his 70th birthday.

References

^ "Carlos Colás". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Carlos Colás". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
Carlos Colás at Negro League Baseball Players Association

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[1] "Carlos Colás". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "Carlos Colás". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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