Javier Pérez (baseball)

Javier Francisco Pérez Larrinaga (February 3, 1902 – death unknown), nicknamed "Blue", was a Cuban infielder in the Negro leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.

Javier Pérez
Infielder
Born: (1902-02-03)February 3, 1902
San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
Died: Unknown
Unknown
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1933, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1945, for the New York Cubans
Teams

A native of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, Pérez made his Negro leagues debut in 1933 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to play for the Brooklyn Eagles and Homestead Grays, and finished his career with a four-year stint with the New York Cubans from 1942 to 1945.[1][2] In 1943, he was part of a rare triple play executed by New York against the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Park.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Javier Pérez". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Javier Perez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Hauser, Christopher (2006). The Negro Leagues Chronology: Events in Organized Black Baseball, 1920-1948. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 132. ISBN 9781476608488.
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