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Ramón Bragaña

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Ramón Bragaña
Catcher / Outfielder / Third baseman / Pitcher / First baseman
Born: (1909-05-11)May 11, 1909
Havana, Cuba
Died: May 11, 1985(1985-05-11) (aged 76)
Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1928, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Last Negro leagues appearance
1937, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Batting average.217
Home runs1
Runs batted in5
Win–loss record0–3
Earned run average8.56
Strikeouts7
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1959

Ramón "El Profesor" Bragaña Palacios (May 11, 1909 – May 11, 1985) was a Cuban professional baseball catcher, outfielder, third baseman, pitcher, and first baseman in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.

A native of Havana, Cuba, Bragaña played professionally from 1928 to 1955, mostly with the Cuban Stars (East) (1928–1930), the Azules de Veracruz (1940–1951), and the Águila de Veracruz (1955). He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959, and the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México in 1964.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".[1] Bragaña's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1928, his rookie year.

References

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  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. ^ "1955 Veracruz Aguila Statistics".
  4. ^ "Ramón Bragaña". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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