Bernardo Baró (February 27, 1896 – June 10, 1930) was a Cuban professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Cuban League. Primarily an outfielder, he also played some games as a pitcher or an infielder. He played for the Cuban Stars (West) and the Cuban Stars (East) in the Negro leagues and Almendares, San Francisco Park and Habana in the Cuban League from 1915 to 1929.
| Bernardo Baró | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 27, 1896 Cárdenas, Cuba | |
| Died: June 10, 1930 (aged 34) Cuba | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1916, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1929, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Negro leagues[a] statistics | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 205 |
| Win–loss record | 2–5 |
| Earned run average | 5.60 |
| Strikeouts | 26 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1945 |
Baró led the Cuban League in batting average in 1922/23 with an average of .401. He ranks fifth all-time in Cuban League career batting average with an average of .311. In 1945 he was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cuban Stars Defeat St. Louis Giants, 9-6" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1920, Page 8
- ^ Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, p. 145, 484, 502, 508, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball / Cuban League stats and Seamheads
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