Anastasio Santaella | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | 1903 |
Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
Death Date: | Unknown |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1935 |
Debutteam: | New York Cubans |
Finalyear: | 1936 |
Finalteam: | New York Cubans |
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Anastasio Santaella Mendoza (1903 - death unknown), nicknamed "Tacho", was a Cuban infielder in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.
A native of Havana, Cuba, Santaella made his Negro league debut in 1935 with the New York Cubans, and played with New York again in 1936.[1] A "brilliant infielder",[2] he played in the Mexican League from 1937 to 1948.[3]
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