Luis Padrón Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=padron001lou Luis Padrón's minor league statistics at Baseball-Reference
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .