Manuel Cueto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cueto and the second or maternal family name is Melo.

Manuel Cueto
Outfielder
Born: (1892-02-08)February 8, 1892 Guanajay, Cuba
Died: June 29, 1942(1942-06-29) (aged 50) Regla, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 1914, for the St. Louis Terriers
Last MLB appearance
June 25, 1919, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.227
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	31
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
St. Louis Terriers (1914) Cincinnati Reds (1917–1919)
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1950

Manuel Cueto Melo (February 8, 1892 – June 29, 1942) was a Cuban Major League Baseball player. His professional career lasted from at least 1911, when he played for the Jacksonville Tarpons of the South Atlantic League until 1939, when he played professionally in the Canal Zone League in Panama.

From 1912 to 1933, Cueto played 20 seasons in the Cuban League, batting over .300 11 times. He led the league in batting average twice, in 1918/19 with an average of .344 and in 1926/27 with an average of .398. He ranks tenth all-time in career batting average in the Cuban League, with an average of .301. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1950.^[1]

In the major leagues, Cueto played one season for the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League in 1914, then three seasons for the Cincinnati Reds from 1917 until 1919. He mostly played in the outfield, but also played at least 10 games at second base, shortstop, third base, and catcher.

Cueto with the Seattle Indians in 1922

Notes

1. Figueredo 2003, pp. 127, 167, 485, 502, 508.

References

• Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com