Bienvenido Jiménez Explained

Bienvenido Jiménez
Position:Second baseman
Birth Date:March 22, 1890
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Death Date:Unknown
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro leagues
Debutyear:1915
Debutteam:Cuban Stars of Havana
Finalleague:Negro leagues
Finalyear:1929
Finalteam:Cuban Stars (West)
Statleague:Negro leagues
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.262
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:65
Teams:
Hofcolor:blue
Hoflink:Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Cuban
Hofdate:1951

Bienvenido Jiménez (born March 22, 1890, in Cienfuegos – death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball second baseman in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1912 to 1929 with several clubs, including Habana, the Cuban Stars (West), and the Cuban Stars (East). Jiménez was nicknamed "Hooks", "Gambeta", and "Pata Joroba". He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.[2]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000005.pdf "Giants Gain Victory Over Cuban Stars, 10-6" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, July 6, 1920, Page 14
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .