Rafael Figarola Explained

Rafael Figarola
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:1882
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Cuban League
Teams:
Hofcolor:blue
Hoflink:Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Cuban
Hofdate:1950

Rafael Figarola González (1882 - death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball catcher in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1905 to 1923 with several clubs, including Almendares, the Fe club, the Habana club, the Lincoln Giants, the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and the Cuban Stars (West). Figarola was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1950. He was also listed as Jose Figarola.[1]

External links

and Baseball-Reference Cuban / Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .