Hipolito Kanterra Arenas, Sr. (August 13, 1907 – December 28, 1995),[1] nicknamed "Torrento", was a Negro league baseball player. Arenas grew up in Tampa, Florida,[2] but also spent time in Ybor City, Florida.[3] He would climb from local teams to the Negro leagues.[4] Arenas played for the Atlanta Black Crackers from 1928 to 1929,[5] and for the New York Cubans in 1930.[5]
| Hipolito Arenas | |
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| Born: August 13, 1907 Tampa, Florida, US | |
| Died: December 28, 1995 (aged 88) Tampa, Florida, US | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Teams | |
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Personal life edit
Arenas was born in 1907, in Tampa to Manuel and Facunda Arenas, both of which had immigrated to the United States from Cuba with their, at the time, 3 children. He was the second youngest out of 5 children, having 3 older sisters, Ynes, Theodora, and Juliana, and a younger brother, Cresencio.[6] He worked for the Tampa Gas Company after his career in the Negro league.[7] He married Erma Dancil,[8][9] and had 5 children; Cecelia, Hipolito Jr., Jorge, Manuel, and Albert.[10][11] He died December 28th of 1995, and is buried in Tampa's Rest Haven Memorial Park.[12][13][14]
In earlier documentation, Arenas's ethnicity was listed as "mulatto", with later references listing him as black.[6][11]
References edit
- ^ "Hipolito Arenas Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Lisa Figueredo. "From Baseball to Beisbol: America's Pastime in Tampa Bay". Cigar City Magazine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Hakim, Joy (2003). An Age of Extremes. ISBN 978-0-19-515334-7.
- ^ Kite-Powell, Rodney (March 17, 2011). "Tampa's long baseball history included segregated teams". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "nlbpa.com - Arenas, Hipolito T." nlbpa.com.
- ^ a b Year: 1910; Census Place: West Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374174
- ^ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 13
- ^ Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.
- ^ State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1943-1945
- ^ "Hipolito "Pop" Arenas, 88 of Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. January 5, 1996. p. 28. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Year: 1940; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00633; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 70-30
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ^ State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
- ^ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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