Diego Seguí, a RHP, was the only major-leaguer to play for the 1969 Seattle Pilots and the first (1977) Seattle Mariners franchise. He was the
Diego Seguí: From Holguín, Cuba, to Kansas City A’s (Part I) Leer más
Marvin Staehle was playing shortstop for the 1963-64 San Juan Senators, in a post-season night game at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, shared by San Juan and
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Tetelo kept producing for Caguas in 1948-49 and 1949-50. Part III documented his stellar performances for Caguas, 1946-47 and 1947-48, but did not mention that
Tetelo Vargas: among the greatest latino players of all time (part IV) Leer más
When World War II ended in 1945, Tetelo was 39, with “many miles traveled” from his native Santo Domingo, to Puerto Rico, New York, towns
Tetelo Vargas: among the greatest latino players of all time (part III) Leer más
Tetelo was in his prime, at 32, when he joined the 1938-39 Guayama Brujos (Witches), in Puerto Rico’s Semi-Pro League, one designated as a professional
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His full name was Juan Esteban “Tetelo” Vargas Marcano, affectionately called Tetelo. He was born on April 11, 1906, in Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Dominican
Tetelo Vargas: among the greatest latino players of all time (part 1) Leer más
In mid-May 2020, the author watched a replay of Game Seven, 1965 World Series (WS), between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins. Sandy Koufax
Game Seven Heroes, 1965 World Series: Sandy Koufax, Lou Johnson and Jim Gilliam Leer más
Ty Cobb once said, in the early 1950s: “Roy Campanella is the “player who reminds me most of myself.” Cobb held Mickey Cochrane—his 1927-28 Philadelphia
Roy Campanella, 1969 Cooperstown Inductee, and Thurman Munson’s Cooperstown Case Leer más
Dwight “Doc” Gooden was inactive during the 1995 MLB season, due to a drug-related suspension, after pitching for the New York Mets, 1984-to-1994. This blog
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Carlos Delgado was a “one and done” ex-MLB player, with 3.8 percent of the writers’ votes for the Cooperstown Class of 2015. How could someone
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