Bernardo Baró
Bernardo Baró (February 27, 1896 – June 1930) was a Cuban professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Cuban League. Primarily an outfielder, he also played some games as a pitcher or an infielder. He played for the Cuban Stars (West) and the Cuban Stars (East) in the Negro leagues and Almendares, San Francisco Park and Habana in the Cuban League from 1915 to 1929.
| Bernardo Baró | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 27, 1896 Cárdenas, Cuba | |
| Died: June 1930 Unknown | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| 1915, for the Almendares | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1929, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1945 |
Baró led the Cuban League in batting average in 1922/23 with an average of .401. He ranks fifth all-time in Cuban League career batting average with an average of .311. In 1945 he was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.[2]
Notes
- "Cuban Stars Defeat St. Louis Giants, 9-6" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1920, Page 8
- Figueredo 2003, pp. 145, 484, 502, 508.
References
- Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball / Cuban League stats and Seamheads
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