| José Santiago | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Coamo, Puerto Rico |
| Death Place: | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Debutleague: | NgL |
| Debutyear: | 1947 |
| Debutteam: | New York Cubans |
| Debut2league: | MLB |
| Debut2date: | April 17 |
| Debut2year: | 1954 |
| Debut2team: | Cleveland Indians |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 15 |
| Finalyear: | 1956 |
| Finalteam: | Kansas City Athletics |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 3–2 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.66 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 29 |
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| Hofcolor: | blue |
| Hoflink: | Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Hoftype: | Caribbean |
| Hofdate: | 2003 |
José Guillermo Santiago Guzmán (September 4, 1928 – October 9, 2018),[1] better known by the nickname "Pantalones", was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1954 and 1956 for the Cleveland Indians (–) and Kansas City Athletics . In the Negro leagues, he played for the New York Cubans from 1947 to 1948.
Born in Coamo, he was listed at 5feet tall and, he batted and threw right-handed. During his three MLB trials, Santiago posted a 3–2 record with 29 strikeouts and a 4.66 ERA in 27 appearances, including five starts and 56 innings of work, allowing 67 hits and 33 bases on balls. His entire pro career encompassed 13 years, 1947–1959, with two years in the Negro leagues and 11 in minor league baseball.
In 2003, Santiago was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.
In the 1970s, Santiago became a boxing promoter in Puerto Rico.[2] [3] A believer in Puerto Rican Independence, Santiago, like his friend Fufi Santori, owned a technically possible, Puerto Rican passport, in his case numbered #001261, since 1997.[4]
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