Jack Calvo Explained

Jack Calvo
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:June 11, 1894
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Death Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 9
Debutyear:1913
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 28
Finalyear:1920
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.161
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:4
Teams:
Hofcolor:blue
Hoflink:Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Cuban
Hofdate:1948

Jacinto "Jack" Calvo González (June 11, 1894  - June 15, 1965) was born Jacinto Del Calvo in Havana, Cuba. He was an outfielder for the Washington Senators in 1913 and 1920. He played in 34 games, had 56 at bats, 10 runs, 9 hits, 1 triple, 1 home run, 4 RBIs, 3 walks, a .161 batting average, a .203 on-base percentage, a .250 slugging percentage, 67 total bases and 19 sacrifices. He died in Miami, Florida.

Calvo played Negro league baseball with the integrated Long Branch Cubans in 1913 and 1915 but most of his baseball career was in Cuba. He was the younger brother of fellow Negro leaguer Tomás Calvo. Calvo played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1913 to 1927 and was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Figueredo 2003, pp. 485, 508.