El Racismo existe en las Grandes Ligas
Este ensayo va dedicado a las contribuciones históricas de los peloteros Latinoamericanos en la historia de las Grandes Ligas. Una gran cantidad de ellos han …
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Tetelo Vargas: among the greatest latino players of all time (part II)
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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Tetelo Vargas: among the greatest latino players of all time (part 1)
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 …
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Roy Campanella, 1969 Cooperstown Inductee, and Thurman Munson’s Cooperstown Case
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 …
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Pedro Sierra: Pelotero cubano de preciosa trayectoria
Su gran deseo desde chamaquito en Habana, Cuba, donde nació el 26 de julio del 1938, era llegar a las Grandes Ligas como su ídolo …
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Jim Gilliam—Baltimore Elite Giants, Aguadilla, Almendares, Minors, and Santurce (Part I)
Walter Alston—manager of the 1950 Montreal Royals, International League—was probably OK with the Brooklyn Dodgers acquiring Gilliam and two other players, pitchers Joe Black and …
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Wilmer Fields, Two Decades of Baseball Brilliance (Minors and Caribbean), Part II
Wilmer Fields played semi-pro summer baseball in Canada with the 1951 and 1954 Brantford Red Sox, and 1955 Oshawa Merchants, Intercounty Baseball League. But he …
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Wilmer Fields, Two Decades of Baseball Brilliance (Negro Leagues and Caribbean) Part I
The Wilmer Fields quote which resonates is “If you didn’t produce, your butt was coming across that creek and somebody else was on the way.” …
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Luke Easter, larger than life figure: Caribbean, Minors, and American League (Part I)
Luscious “Luke” Easter had vision problems at the plate for the 1956 Buffalo Bisons. One evening Dr. Marvin H. Milch, a Buffalo ophthalmologist, was at …
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Pedro Sierra remembers Oscar Charleston, Ted Williams, and much, much more
Pedro Sierra, born in Havana, Cuba, July 26, 1938, is one of a few ex-Negro Leaguers still living. He pitched for the 1954 Indianapolis Clowns—managed …
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