Hipolito Kanterra Arenas, Sr. (August 13, 1907 – December 28, 1995),[1] nicknamed "Torrento", was a Negro league baseball player. Arenas grew up in Tampa, Florida,[2] but also spent time in Ybor City, Florida.[3] He would climb from local teams to the Negro leagues.[4] Arenas played for the Atlanta Black Crackers from 1928 to 1929,[5] and for the New York Cubans in 1930.[5]
| Hipolito Arenas | |
|---|---|
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| Born: August 13, 1907 Tampa, Florida, US | |
| Died: December 28, 1995 (aged 88) Tampa, Florida, US | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Teams | |
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Personal life
editArenas was born in 1907, in Tampa to Manuel and Facunda Arenas, both of which had immigrated to the United States from Cuba with their, at the time, 3 children. He was the second youngest out of 5 children, having 3 older sisters, Ynes, Theodora, and Juliana, and a younger brother, Cresencio.[6] He worked for the Tampa Gas Company after his career in the Negro league.[7] He married Erma Dancil,[8][9] and had 5 children; Cecelia, Hipolito Jr., Jorge, Manuel, and Albert.[10][11] He died December 28th of 1995, and is buried in Tampa's Rest Haven Memorial Park.[12][13][14]
In earlier documentation, Arenas's ethnicity was listed as "mulatto", with later references listing him as black.[6][11]
References
edit- ^ "Hipolito Arenas Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Lisa Figueredo. "From Baseball to Beisbol: America's Pastime in Tampa Bay". Cigar City Magazine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Hakim, Joy (2003). An Age of Extremes. ISBN 978-0-19-515334-7.
- ^ Kite-Powell, Rodney (March 17, 2011). "Tampa's long baseball history included segregated teams". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "nlbpa.com - Arenas, Hipolito T." nlbpa.com.
- ^ a b Year: 1910; Census Place: West Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374174
- ^ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 13
- ^ Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.
- ^ State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1943-1945
- ^ "Hipolito "Pop" Arenas, 88 of Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. January 5, 1996. p. 28. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Year: 1940; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00633; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 70-30
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ^ State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
- ^ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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