Tinti Molina Explained

Tinti Molina
Position:Catcher/First baseman/Manager
Birth Date:August 28, 1873
Key West, Florida
Death Date:
Havana, Cuba
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Cuban League
Hofcolor:blue
Hoflink:Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Cuban
Hofdate:1942

José Agustín "Tinti" Molina Becerra (August 28, 1873 - January 10, 1961) was a baseball catcher, first baseman and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played and managed from 1894 to 1931 with several ballclubs. He managed Almendares, Habana, and the Cuban Stars (West). Molina was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942.[1]

A native of Key West, Florida, Molina was the father of fellow Negro leaguer Guillermo Molina.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .