Armando Marsans
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Armando Marsans
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 157 lb.
- Debut July 4, 1911
- Final Game July 13, 1918
- Born October 3, 1887 in Matanzas, Cuba
- Died September 3, 1960 in Havana, Cuba
[edit] Biographical Information
Armando Marsans played eight seasons in major league baseball, during the Deadball Era, accumulating 2,273 at-bats. In 1912, he was in the top ten in batting average. A centerfielder, he was a teammate of Harvard Eddie Grant in Cincinnati and George Sisler in St. Louis. He was the first Cuban-born player to get 500 at-bats in the big leagues, followed shortly thereafter by Dolf Luque and Mike Gonzalez.
He was the Reds' Opening Day clean-up hitter in 1912 and 1914.
He was the first Cuban to manage in Organized Baseball, leading the Elmira Colonels in 1924. He also managed the 1956 Havana Cubans in the Florida International League.
He is the all-time stolen base leader in the history of the Cuban Winter League, with 135, 23 more than Cristobal Torriente.
Sources include Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History by Jorge Figueredo
[edit] Related Sites
- His picture can be found here: [1]
