Cuban baseball : a statistical history, 1878-1961 / Jorge S. Figueredo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Figueredo, Jorge S., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball teams--Cuba--Statistics.

Baseball teams.

Baseball players--Cuba--Statistics.

Baseball players.

Cuba.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

vii, 544 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

In March 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played a team of Cuban all-stars, the first time a major league baseball team from the United States had played a Cuban team since Cubas communist revolution in 1959. The Orioles won 3-2 in 11 innings. This text presents basic statistical information and listings for every Cuban baseball team from 1878 until 1961 when the International League revoked the Cuban Sugar Kings franchise. The information for each season includes the final standings, team rosters, all-time records, individual statistics arranged by team, and background information. The appendix lists the Cuban players in the first three eras, all-time leaders for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, pitching, completed games, wins, losses, MVPs, Rookies of the Years, and much more. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs.

Contents:

Seasons 1878-1898 5

Seasons 1900-1909 37

Seasons 1910-1919 85

Seasons 1920-1929 134

Seasons 1930-1939 187

Seasons 1940-1949 235

Seasons 1950-1955 330

Seasons 1956-1961 414

Appendix 1 List of Players, 1878-1899 481

Appendix 2 List of Players, 1900-1933 484

Appendix 3 List of Players, 1934-1961 491

Appendix 4 All-Time Leaders 501

Appendix 5 Player Awards 504

Appendix 6 Team Records 505

Appendix 7 Cuban Hall of Fame Members 508

Appendix 8 Latin American Players in Cuba 510

Appendix 9 Havana Cubans (1946-1953) Players and Leaders 511

Appendix 10 Cubans Sugar Kings (1954-1960) Players and Leaders 515.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 518) and index.

ISBN:

078641250X

OCLC:

49775348