Cocaína García

Cocaína García
Cocaína García
	Pitcher
	Born: December 28, 1905; Manacas, Cuba
	Died: April 13, 1995 (aged 89); Caraballeda, Vargas, Venezuela
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1927, for the Cuban Stars (West)
Last appearance
	1936, for the New York Cubans
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cuban Stars (West) (1927–1928); Cuban Stars (East) (1931, 1933); New York Cubans (1935–1936);

Manuel García Carranza (December 28, 1905 – April 13, 1995), nicknamed "Cocaína", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Manacas, Cuba, García made his Negro leagues debut in 1927 for the Cuban Stars (West). He earned his unusual nickname as a result of batters who "seemed drugged by his pitches and unable to concentrate or focus on the baseball."^[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he went on to play for many more years in the Mexican League and the Venezuelan League.^{[citation needed]} García died in Caraballeda, Venezuela in 1995 at age 89.

References

^ Layton Revel and Luis Munoz. "Forgotten Heroes: Manuel 'Cocaina' Garcia" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Manuel 'Cocaína' García at Negro League Baseball Players Association

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[1] Layton Revel and Luis Munoz. "Forgotten Heroes: Manuel 'Cocaina' Garcia" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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