Clemente Carreras Explained

Clemente Carreras
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:March 25, 1914
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Cuban Stars (East)
Finalyear:1941
Finalteam:New York Cubans
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Clemente "Sungo" Carreras González (March 25, 1914  - November 19, 1989)[1] played in the Negro leagues from 1937 to 1941. He played for the New York Cubans in 1938, 1940 and 1941 and for the Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. He was born in La Habana, Cuba.[2] He later managed in the Mexican League, the highest level of professional baseball in Mexico. He skippered the Sultanes de Monterrey from 1962 to 1964, the Ángeles de Puebla in 1976 and the Alijadores de Tampico in 1977.[3] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball / Mexican League stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Book: Torres, Angel. Ángel Torres (author). La leyenda del beisbol cubano, 1878-1996. Angel Torres Publishing Company. 1997-01-01. 263. es. 0961411015.
  2. http://www.nlbpa.com/carrera__sungo.html Negro League website
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=carrer001cle BR Minors
  4. http://www.cubanball.com/html/halloffame3_75.html Cubanball.com