Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1928)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Santiago and the second or maternal family name is
Guzmán .
Baseball player
José Guillermo Santiago Guzmán (September 4, 1928 – October 9, 2018),[ 1] "Pantalones" , was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1954 and 1956 for the Cleveland Indians (1954 –1955 ) and Kansas City Athletics (1956 ). In the Negro leagues , he played for the New York Cubans from 1947 to 1948.
Playing career
Born in Coamo , he was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. During his three MLB trials, Santiago posted a 3–2 record with 29 strikeouts and a 4.66 ERA in 27 appearances, including five starts and 56 innings of work, allowing 67 hits and 33 bases on balls . His entire pro career encompassed 13 years, 1947–1959, with two years in the Negro leagues and 11 in minor league baseball .
In 2003, Santiago was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame .
After baseball
In the 1970s, Santiago became a boxing promoter in Puerto Rico.[ 2] [ 3] Puerto Rican Independence , Santiago, like his friend Fufi Santori , owned a technically possible, Puerto Rican passport , in his case numbered #001261, since 1997.[ 4]
See also
References
^ " . Primera Hora . October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018 .^ Shelton, Christopher (August 2, 2017). "Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89)" . ^ "Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89) - The CBZ Newswire" . Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018 .^ VOCERO, Yamaira Muñiz Pérez, EL. "Personalidades del deporte elogian el legado de Fufi Santori" . El Vocero de Puerto Rico . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
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