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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