Tinti Molina

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

Tinti Molina
Catcher/First baseman/Manager
Born: (1873-08-28)August 28, 1873 Key West, Florida
Died: January 10, 1961(1961-01-10) (aged 87) Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1942

José Agustín "Tinti" Molina Becerra (August 28, 1873 - January 10, 1961) was a baseball catcher, first baseman and manager in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played and managed from 1894 to 1931 with several ballclubs. He managed Almendares, Habana, and the Cuban Stars (West). Molina was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942.^[1]

A native of Key West, Florida, Molina was the father of fellow Negro leaguer Guillermo Molina.

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
• Tinti Molina at Find a Grave