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Angel Valdes “Jack” <I>Aragón</I> Aragon Jr.

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Angel Valdes “Jack” Aragón Aragon Jr. Veteran

Birth
Havana, Municipio de La Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba
Death
4 Apr 1988 (aged 72)
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Burial
Largo, Pinellas County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 27.8929878, Longitude: -82.8279106
Plot
Section: Gate of Heaven, Lot 395, Space c4
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Angel Valdes. Aragon,Jr known in USA as Jack Aragon,
was on the roster of the New York Giants in 1941. I knew
Jack wh en he served as General Manager of the Maryville-Alcoa (TN) Twins of the Mountain States Baseball League--1953...when the team won the league title. He later served as a Scout for the NY Giants and also with the New York IRT Subway prior to moving to Clearwater FL where he died
April 4, 1988 and buried at Sereenity Gardens. I was a
traveling sportscaster for 48 years--knowing Aragon. Ken D.Kribbs, Sr, 241 Bridgewater Circle, Brunswick, GA 31525-2707 e-Mail [email protected] PH: (912) 267-1771
PLEASE VERIFY RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.Ángel Valdés "Jack" Aragón Reyes, Jr. (November 20, 1915 – April 4, 1988) was a Cuban professional baseball player and manager.
His playing career spanned 13 season, including one game during the 1941 season in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants. In that one game, he was used as a pinch-runner and had no plate appearances. Aragón also played in the minor leagues with the Class-C Greenwood Giants, the Class-D Blytheville Giants, the Class-D Salisbury Giants, the Class-B Clinton Giants, the Class-B Winston-Salem Twins, the Class-A1 Knoxville Smokies, the Class-C Fort Smith Giants, the Double-A, and later Triple-A Minneapolis Millers, the Double-A, and later Triple-A Louisville Colonels and the Class-A Jacksonville Tars.
Aragón's managerial career lasted five seasons, including four of those as a player-manager. Aragón's baseball career was interrupted in 1942 as he in the United States Coast Guard during the World War II era. After being discharged in 1944 at the rank of Electrician's Mate, he returned to baseball. Over his minor league career, Aragón played 801 games. Aragón also served as a general manager for the Knoxville Smokies from 1952 to 1953, and the Maryville-Alcoa Twins from 1953 to 1954. He batted and threw right-handed.
Angel Valdes. Aragon,Jr known in USA as Jack Aragon,
was on the roster of the New York Giants in 1941. I knew
Jack wh en he served as General Manager of the Maryville-Alcoa (TN) Twins of the Mountain States Baseball League--1953...when the team won the league title. He later served as a Scout for the NY Giants and also with the New York IRT Subway prior to moving to Clearwater FL where he died
April 4, 1988 and buried at Sereenity Gardens. I was a
traveling sportscaster for 48 years--knowing Aragon. Ken D.Kribbs, Sr, 241 Bridgewater Circle, Brunswick, GA 31525-2707 e-Mail [email protected] PH: (912) 267-1771
PLEASE VERIFY RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.Ángel Valdés "Jack" Aragón Reyes, Jr. (November 20, 1915 – April 4, 1988) was a Cuban professional baseball player and manager.
His playing career spanned 13 season, including one game during the 1941 season in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants. In that one game, he was used as a pinch-runner and had no plate appearances. Aragón also played in the minor leagues with the Class-C Greenwood Giants, the Class-D Blytheville Giants, the Class-D Salisbury Giants, the Class-B Clinton Giants, the Class-B Winston-Salem Twins, the Class-A1 Knoxville Smokies, the Class-C Fort Smith Giants, the Double-A, and later Triple-A Minneapolis Millers, the Double-A, and later Triple-A Louisville Colonels and the Class-A Jacksonville Tars.
Aragón's managerial career lasted five seasons, including four of those as a player-manager. Aragón's baseball career was interrupted in 1942 as he in the United States Coast Guard during the World War II era. After being discharged in 1944 at the rank of Electrician's Mate, he returned to baseball. Over his minor league career, Aragón played 801 games. Aragón also served as a general manager for the Knoxville Smokies from 1952 to 1953, and the Maryville-Alcoa Twins from 1953 to 1954. He batted and threw right-handed.

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  • Created by: Ken Kribbs
  • Added: Aug 9, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20857422/angel_valdes-aragon: accessed ), memorial page for Angel Valdes “Jack” Aragón Aragon Jr. (20 Nov 1915–4 Apr 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20857422, citing Serenity Gardens Memorial Park, Largo, Pinellas County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Ken Kribbs (contributor 46838545).