Martin "El Maestro" Dihigo was a Negro Leagues star from this baseball-mad island
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Martin DiHigo - Baseball Fever  Not only did DiHigo play all 9 positions, but he played them all well, and ... Over the course of his career he made seamless transitions between all nine positions. ... Although a two-time All-Star in the American Negro Leagues, Dihigo's ... in his home country, where he was called El Maestro or "The Master".
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S P O R T S J O N E S - Matt Welch  It was the first real statistical research ever conducted in the baseball-mad ... Baseball in Cuba 1878-1961," "Martn Dihigo, El Maestro" and "Big League ... Most American baseball fans, no matter how enthusiastic, don't know much about the island ... Negro" Mndez, and sometimes competing against American Negro stars...
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Baseball The Tenth Inning: "No One Walks Off the Island" | PBS  African-Americans' long struggle for acceptance in major-league baseball had ... Oms; El Maestro, Martin Dihigo, the greatest Latin star of all, played in the Negro ... With the end of Jim Crow in baseball, more Latin stars of all colors made the...
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Baseball History: Eight Men Arriba  Latino Sports  Mar 10, 2013 ... Cuba-Martin Dihigo- He stood 6'3, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in ... in other Latin American countries he was called El Maestro The Master! ... When Major League Teams traveled to the island in exhibition games ... was a star player both in the Negro and Cuban Leagues from 1913 to 1922.
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Cuba's Martin Dihigo: The Immortal | Newsday  Apr 6, 2008 ... When baseball debates turn to the selection of the greatest Cuban ... He went by the nicknames, "The Immortal" and El Maestro , or "The Master." ... Stanley Glenn was a catcher for the Philadelphia Stars in the Negro Leagues who spent several winters ... He was one of the best ballplayers Cuba made.
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Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia  Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons playing in the National League (NL) as a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming .... During much of his MLB career, Clemente was commonly referred to as "Bob...
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Former Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, the first black ...  He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, the first player to be inducted ... July 3, 1962 - Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be...
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GARY CARTER | Baseball in Montreal | Pinterest | Montreal ...  New York Yankee baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931 - 1995) ..... TVA Sports recently had former Expos ace Steve Rogers on air. ..... Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer," or "Hammerin' Hank," is a retired American baseball ..... Patrick Ewing is a famous NBA player who was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia  Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons playing in the National League (NL) as a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming ... During his first year in high school, he was recruited by Roberto Marn to play...
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Dennis Martnez - Wikipedia  Jos Dennis Martnez Ortz (born May 14, 1955), nicknamed "El Presidente" (The President), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first Nicaraguan baseball player (pitcher or position player) to ... (Of these, Pappas, Reuss and Rogers had pitched no-hitters, with Rogers' also being a perfect game, three...
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Frank Robinson | American baseball player and manager ...  ... player who became the first black manager in Major League Baseball. ... joined the parent club in 1956, the year he was awarded Rookie of the Year honours.
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Negro league baseball - Wikipedia  The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams ... The Negro American League of 1951 is considered the last major league ... started playing each other and any other team that would play against them. ..... Just like the major leagues, the Negro leagues saw many stars miss one or...
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Black Saga Set 3 Flashcards | Quizlet  to play for the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodgers Triple A affiliate team in the ... the Baseball Hall of Fame--the first black player so honored. In 1956 .... League's Rookie of the Year in 1952 when he became the first black pitcher to win a ..... In the summer of 1962, this African American, the first of his race to be admitted to
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Cohiba (cigar brand) - Wikipedia  Three authentic Cuban-made Cohiba Cigars. Cohiba is a brand for two kinds of premium cigar, one produced in Cuba for Habanos S.A., the ... During the first few years of production only a few thousand boxes were produced annually, ... Originally all Cohibas were made at the El Laguito factory, a mansion located on the...
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Jackie Robinson | Nubian|Asiatic|Culturd | Pinterest | Jackie ...  PIONEER: Baseball Player JACKIE ROBINSON ..... Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919  October 24, 1972) was a baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ..... "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. ..... Jackie Robinson leaves Ebbets Field after playing opening day with the...
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Roberto Clemente - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Aug 22, 2016 ... Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to collect 3,000 career hits before his death in a plane crash. ... Born Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker on August 18, 1934, Clemente ... the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team before making his major league debut with...
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Lou Gehrig's Shining Legacy of Courage - New York Yankees - MLB ...  "He went out there and played as long and as hard as he could. ... as Yankees, a guy going out and playing hard every single day, making no excuses," ... Marlins first baseman Derrek Lee had played in 282 consecutive games through .... Cooper star as him in "Pride of the Yankees," one of the most-watched sports movies.
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The New York Times: This Day In Sports  The longtime outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and folk hero in Puerto Rico ... also became the first player in baseball history to be elected in a special mail poll ... crash into the sea off San Juan while taking relief supplies from Puerto Rico ... 6 when five other baseball figures enter the Hall of Fame in the annual induction.
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10 First African American Players in Major League Baseball  Sports ...  Jul 18, 2013 ... 10 First African American Players in Major League Baseball ... break the color line and play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. ... He also played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and the Mexican League before ... In 1977 Banks received a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and in...
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Roberto Clemente - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Aug 22, 2016 ... Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American ... League batting records while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Baseball player Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. ... The next year he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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MAD Mumblings :: View topic - SPY VS. SPY and the Duck Edwing ...  Joined: 29 Jul 2003 ... Mad History: Antonio Prohias fled Cuba in May of 1960 to NYC where ... and drew cartoons at night soon he went to work with Mad magazine ... Newspaper Comic strip fueled by Duck Edwing's (Black Spy) writing ... who never even read Mad and had no clue about its 40 year legacy.