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Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Habana, Cuba, on September 4, 1890, he was a catcher playing with integrated teams from Cuba, when he made his debut with the Boston Braves on September 28, 1912. For seventeen seasons, he played with the Boston Braves in 1912, Cincinnati Reds in 1914, St. Louis Cardinals (1915-18, 1924-25, 1931-32) and New York Giants (1926-29). He ended his playing career with a record of 717 hits, 13 homeruns, 263 runs batted in, a .253 batting average and a .981 fielding percentage. From 1933 to 1946, he continued on with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as a scout, coach and a manager. He died on February 19, 1977, at age 86 in Havana, Cuba and is a member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Miguel Gonzalez | | | Burial:
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón
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Havana
La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
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Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Apr 17, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 21540 |
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