Paul Casanova

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Paulino Casanova Ortiz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
• School University of Havana
• Debut September 18, 1965
• Final Game September 9, 1974
• Born December 21, 1941 in Colon, Matanzas, Cuba

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Contents 1 Biographical Information 2 Miscellany 3 Notable Achievements 4 Further Reading 5 Related Sites

[edit] Biographical Information

In 1989, Paul Casanova played for the Gold Coast Suns of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.

[edit] Miscellany

Casanova was the 88th(?) Negro Leaguer to make his major league debut. Ike Brown made his debut later or Casanova may have been the last.

[edit] Notable Achievements

• AL All-Star (1967)

[edit] Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "All of Us Bear the Marks of the Lash", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, 1982, pp. 108-109.

[edit] Related Sites