Luis Villodas
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Luis Villodas | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Ponce, Puerto Rico | January 4, 1918|
Died: August 21, 1994 Ponce, Puerto Rico | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Luis Villodas Ramírez (January 4, 1918 – August 21, 1994), nicknamed "King Kong", was a Puerto Rican catcher in the Negro leagues in 1946 and 1947.
A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Villodas made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Baltimore Elite Giants, and played for Baltimore again in 1947.[1] He went on to play in the minor leagues for the Albuquerque Dukes and Abilene Blue Sox through the 1955 season.[2] Villodas was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993, and died in Ponce in 1994 at age 76.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Luis Villodas". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Luis Villodas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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