Luis "The Eel" Bustamante Anguilla (1880 – death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball shortstop in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1901 to 1913 with several ballclubs. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.[1]
| Luis Bustamante | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: 1880 San Juan y Martínez, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Cuban League debut | |
| 1901, for the Almendares | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1911, for the Fe club | |
| Teams | |
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| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1939 |
Bustamante played in the Negro leagues from 1904 to 1913, spending 1904 and 1906 with the Cuban X-Giants, 1904, 1905 and 1911 with the All Cubans, 1907 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and 1906 through 1913 with the Cuban Stars of Havana.[2]
References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Luis Bustamante". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
External links
edit- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
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