Ramón "El Profesor" Bragaña Palacios (May 11, 1909 – May 11, 1985) was a Cuban baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League.
| Ramón Bragaña | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher / Outfielder | |
| Born: May 11, 1909 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: May 11, 1985 (aged 76) Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1928, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1937, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Negro leagues[a] statistics | |
| Batting average | .217 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 8.56 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1959 |
A native of Havana, Cuba, Bragaña played professionally from 1928 to 1955, mostly with the Cuban Stars (East) (1928–1930), the Azules de Veracruz (1940–1951), and the Águila de Veracruz (1955). He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959, and the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México in 1964.[2][3][4]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "1955 Veracruz Aguila Statistics".
- ^ "Ramón Bragaña". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Ramon Bragana at Negro League Baseball Players Association
- Ramon Bragaña biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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