Juan Padrón | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | October 20, 1892 |
Birth Place: | Key West, Florida |
Death Place: | East Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1915 |
Debutteam: | Lincoln Giants |
Finalyear: | 1926 |
Finalteam: | Indianapolis ABCs |
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Juan Padrón Acosta (October 20, 1892 - December 7, 1981) was an American Negro league and Cuban League pitcher in the 1910s and 1920s.
A native of Key West, Florida, Padrón spent over a decade in the Negro leagues, making his debut in 1915 with the Lincoln Giants, and finishing in 1926 with the Indianapolis ABCs.[1] [2] He also spent time in the Cuban League with the Almendares and Habana clubs.[3] Padrón died in East Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1981 at age 89.
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