Orlando Varona Explained

Orlando Varona
Position:Shortstop
Birth Date:December 8, 1925
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Death Place:New York, New York
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1948
Debutteam:Memphis Red Sox
Finalyear:1950
Finalteam:Memphis Red Sox
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Orlando Clemente Varona Fleitas (December 8, 1925  - March 2, 1977) was a Cuban shortstop for the Negro league Memphis Red Sox from 1948 to 1950.

A native of Havana, Cuba, Varona was selected to represent Memphis in the annual East–West All-Star Game in 1949.[1] He died in New York, New York in 1977 at age 51.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lester, Larry. Larry Lester

    . Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 436. 2001. 9780803280007.