| Rafael Almeida | |
|---|---|
 Rafael Almeida, 1912. | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: July 30, 1887 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: March 19, 1968 (aged 80) Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 1911, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 18, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 46 |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1939 |
Rafael D. Almeida (July 30, 1887 – March 19, 1968) was a Major League Baseball third baseman from 1911 to 1913 with the Cincinnati Reds.
Almeida and Armando Marsans debuted together with the Reds on July 4, 1911.[1] They are sometimes named the first major league players born in Cuba, which is incorrect because Havana-born Chick Pedroes played in the National League in 1902; in addition, Cuban-born Steve Bellán played from 1871 to 1873 in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA), a league whose status as a major league is disputed.
Six years before Cincinnati, Almeida and Marsans both played "Negro baseball" in the United States as 1905 members of the integrated All Cubans.[2]
Almeida played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1904 to 1925 and was one of ten players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in its 1939 inaugural class.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Players Born in Cuba - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Riley, 33
- ↑ Figueredo 2003, pp. 484, 508.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com