Bartolo Portuondo | |
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Infielder | |
Born: La Habana, Cuba | August 24, 1893|
Died: May 26, 1981 | (aged 87)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Cuban League debut | |
1911/12, for the Havana Park | |
Last Negro leagues appearance | |
1927, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
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Bartolome "Bartolo" Portuondo (August 24, 1893 – May 26, 1981) was a Cuban baseball infielder in the Cuban League and the U.S. Negro leagues. In Cuba he played from 1911/12 to 1926/27 with several teams, most notably Almendares.[2] His American career lasted from 1915 to 1927; he played for the Cuban Stars (East), Cuban Stars (West), and the Kansas City Monarchs, among other teams.[3]
Portuondo's wife was a member of a wealthy white Cuban family. Their daughter Omara Portuondo became an internationally known singer.[4]