Luis Padrón | |
Position: | Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder |
Birth Date: | 1878 Matanzas, Cuba |
Death Date: | 1939 Cuba |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Cuban League |
Debutyear: | 1902 |
Debutteam: | Habana |
Finalyear: | 1916 |
Finalteam: | Jersey City/Poughkeepsie Cubans |
Hofcolor: | blue |
Hoflink: | Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame |
Hoftype: | Cuban |
Hofdate: | 1943 |
Luis "El Mulo" Padrón Otorena (ca. 1878 - 1939) was a Cuban baseball player in the Negro leagues and Cuban League.
Padron played from 1902 to 1917 with several Cuban ballclubs, including Habana, San Francisco, Club Fé, San Francisco Park, and Almendares. He played in the Negro leagues in 1909 and 1911 for the Cuban Stars (West), and in 1915 and 1916 for the Long Branch/Jersey City/Poughkeepsie Cubans.
Padron also played in the Minor leagues, playing in the South Atlantic League, Connecticut State League, Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, Ohio–Pennsylvania League, New York–New Jersey League, and the Atlantic League.[1]
He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1943.[2]