Mike González (catcher)
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Born: September 24, 1890 Havana, Cuba |
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Died: February 19, 1977 (aged 86) Havana, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 28, 1912, for the Boston Braves | |||
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| September 7, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| Batting average | .253 | ||
| Home runs | 13 | ||
| Runs batted in | 263 | ||
| Hits | 717 | ||
| Games | 312 | ||
| Win-loss record | 84-69 | ||
| Winning % | .549 | ||
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Miguel Angel González Cordero (September 24, 1890 – February 19, 1977) was a Cuban catcher, coach and interim manager in American Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. Along with Adolfo Luque, González was one of the first Cubans or Latin Americans to have a long off-field career in the U.S. Major Leagues.
Born in Havana, González played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1910 to 1936 and was a long-time manager. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
González, a right-handed-hitting catcher, made his National League debut with the 1912 Boston Braves, playing only one game. During that time he played "Negro baseball" with integrated teams from Cuba, the Cuban Stars in 1911, 1912 and 1914; the Long Branch Cubans in 1913. During his organized baseball career he appeared with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1916 (Riley, 326).
González returned to the Major Leagues with the Cincinnati Reds sometime in 1914 and went on to play 16 more seasons (1914–21; 1924–29; 1931–32) with the St. Louis Cardinals (in three separate stints), New York Giants and Chicago Cubs, batting .253 in 1,042 games. He appeared in one World Series – 1929 with the Cubs – and was hitless in his only at-bat.
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