Fernando Díaz (baseball)
| Fernando Díaz | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 30, 1924 Marianao, Cuba | |
| Died: November 20, 1994 (aged 70) Villahermosa, Tabasco | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1945, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the New York Cubans | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Fernando Díaz Pedroso (May 30, 1924 – Noviembre 20, 1994) was an outfielder in Negro league baseball between 1945 and 1950.
A native of Marianao, Cuba, Díaz made his Negro leagues debut in 1945 with the New York Cubans. He played five seasons with the club through 1950, was selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1946, 1949 and 1950, and was part of New York's 1947 Negro World Series championship squad.[1][2] Díaz died in Villahermosa , Tabasco in 1994 at age 70.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fernando Díaz". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Fernando Díaz". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Diaz, Fernando. "Villahermosa, Death Index, 1940-1997". FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads