Rafael Pedroso (1905 – death unknown), nicknamed "Sungo", was a Cuban professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues in the 1920s and in the Mexican League from 1937 to 1954.
| Rafael Pedroso | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher / First baseman | |
| Born: 1905 Havana, Cuba | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1926, for the Cuban Stars (West) | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1928, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Negro National League I & Eastern Colored League statistics | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 44 |
| Teams | |
A native of Havana, Cuba, Pedroso made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 for the Cuban Stars (West). He played for the club again in 1927, then for the Cuban Stars (East) in 1928. In 1929 and 1930, Pedroso played for the Stars of Cuba, took a 7-year hiatus, and started playing in the Mexican League in 1937. He would go on to play for many teams in the Mexican League, with his final year coming in 1954.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Rafael Pedroso". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rafael Pedroso". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball and Mexican League stats and Seamheads
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