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Cuban baseball player (1928-2003)

Baseball player
Juan Armenteros
Catcher
Born: (1928-06-24)June 24, 1928
Sagua la Grande, Cuba
Died: October 8, 2003(2003-10-08) (aged 75)
Miami, Florida
Batted: RightThrew: Right

Juan Francis Armenteros (June 24, 1928 – October 8, 2003) was a professional Cuban baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played as a catcher for a number of teams including the Kansas City Monarchs from 1953 to 1955 as well as the Havana Cubans from 1951 to 1953. Armenteros played in the 1953 East-West All-Star Game as well as the Negro leagues all-star team for three years.

Personal life

Armenteros got married in 1958 and retired from baseball as a result of not wanting to subject his wife to the poor living conditions in the Negro leagues.

Career

Armenteros played as a catcher for a number of teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs and the Havana Cubans. He appeared in the 1953 East-West All-Star Game. He also played on the Negro leagues all-star team for three years, where he compiled a .327 batting average.

According to Negro leagues player John Mitchell, Armenteros was very good. He played from 1956 to 1958 in minor league baseball. Armenteros died on October 8, 2003.

References

  1. ^ Kelley, B. P. (2000). The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes. McFarland. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7864-0875-7. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Ackmann, M. (2010). Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-56976-684-2. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "nlbpa.com - Armenteros, Juan". nlbpa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ^ Lester, L. (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8000-7. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. Kelley, B. P. (2003). "I Will Never Forget": Interviews with 39 Former Negro League Players. McFarland. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7864-1481-9. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. "Juan Armenteros Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2018. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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