Cuban baseball player and manager (born 1888)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Chacón and the second or maternal family name is
Cortina .
Baseball player
Pelayo Chacón Cortina (September 22, 1888 – March 11, 1971) was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop , first baseman and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues . He spent most of his American playing career with the Cuban Stars (East) , which he also managed from 1923 to 1927.
Nicknamed "Cortina " or "The Curtain ", he played from 1908 to 1931 with several clubs in the Cuban League , including Almendares , Azul , Club Fé , and Habana ; he managed Cienfuegos to a championship in 1930. In the Negro leagues , he played for both iterations of the Cuban Stars : the Western Stars , an independent team, from 1910 to 1916; and the Eastern Stars , which were a major league side (associated with the Eastern Colored League ) from 1923 to 1929.[ 2]
Chacón was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. In a 1952 player-voted poll by the Pittsburgh Courier , he was voted the fifth best all-time shortstop of the Negro leagues.[ 4]
Notes
^ On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".[ 1] Chacón's statistics reflect his time in the major Negro leagues from 1923–1927.
References
^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League' " . MLB.com . December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2023 .
^ a b "The Cuban Stars Take Series From American Giants." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday July 17, 1915, Page 4, Columns 4 to 6
^ "Cuban Stars Easily Beat Camden, 12-5" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday Morning, July 18, 1920, Page 17, Column 6
^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
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