Manuel Villa
Manuel Villa Campos (born March 24, 1889 - death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Cuban League and the Negro leagues. He played from 1907 to 1922 with several ballclubs, including Almendares, Matanzas, Club Fé, Carmelita, the Habana club, the All Cubans, and the Cuban Stars (West). He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
| Manuel Villa | |
|---|---|
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| Second baseman / outfielder | |
| Born: March 24, 1889 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: Unknown | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1909, for the Cuban Stars | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1922, for the Cuban Stars (West) | |
| Negro leagues[lower-alpha 1] statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 30 |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1949 |
Notes
- On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".[1] Villa's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1922, the final year of his career.
References
- "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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