Rudy Fernández | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | June 27, 1911 |
Birth Place: | Guanabacoa, Cuba |
Death Place: | New York, New York |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1932 |
Debutteam: | Cuban Stars (East) |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | New York Black Yankees |
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Rodolfo Fernández Marín (June 27, 1911 - September 6, 2000) was a Cuban pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Guanabacoa, Cuba, Fernández was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer José Fernández.[1] Younger brother Rudy broke into the Negro leagues in 1932 with the Cuban Stars (East), and pitched for over a decade, ending his career with the New York Black Yankees in 1946. He tossed shutout wins against both the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in exhibition games in Havana.[2] Fernández died in New York, New York in 2000 at age 89.
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