Clemente Carreras
| Clemente Carreras | |
|---|---|
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| Third baseman / Second baseman / Left fielder | |
| Born: March 25, 1914 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: November 19, 1989 (aged 75) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1941, for the New York Cubans | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Clemente "Sungo" Carreras González (March 25, 1914 – November 19, 1989)[1] was a Cuban professional baseball third baseman, second baseman, and left fielder in the Negro leagues from 1937 to 1941. He played for the New York Cubans in 1938, 1940 and 1941 and for the Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. He was born in La Habana, Cuba.[2] He later managed in the Mexican League, the highest level of professional baseball in Mexico. He skippered the Sultanes de Monterrey from 1962 to 1964, the Ángeles de Puebla in 1976 and the Alijadores de Tampico in 1977.[3] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Torres, Angel (1997-01-01). La leyenda del beisbol cubano, 1878-1996 (in Spanish). Angel Torres Publishing Company. p. 263. ISBN 0961411015.
- ^ Negro League website Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BR Minors
- ^ Cubanball.com
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball / Mexican League stats and Seamheads
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