Moisés Quintero Cavada (1870 - death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball catcher in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1887 to 1904 with Habana, Progreso, Almendares, the All Cubans, and Club Fé.[1] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.

Moisés Quintero
Catcher
Born: 1870
Cuba
Throws: Right
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1953

Career

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Quintero made his Cuban League debut in 1887, playing for Habana. He had two hits in six at bats over two games.[2]

He began playing with Progreso in 1888, finishing the year with a .145 batting average in 15 games.[3] In 1889, he returned to Habana, spending the next two seasons with the club. In the winter of 1890–1891, Quintero debuted with Almendares, where he batted .185.[4] He then returned for a third stint with Habana in 1892, where he hit .256 in the spring season of 1892 and .198 in the winter of 1892–1893.[5] He would continue to play for Habana in 1893 and 1894, before the 1895 and 1896 seasons were canceled due to the Cuban War of Independence.[6]

Quintero would remain with Habana until the 1900 season, when he returned to Almendares until the winter of 1904–1905, where he joined Club Fé for his final league season.[7]

Outside of the Cuban League, Quintero played for the independent All Cubans in 1899 and for the Cubano club in the 1900-1901 Cuban Leagues vs. Major Leagues series.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 482.
  2. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 16.
  3. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 18.
  4. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 25.
  5. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 27.
  6. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 33.
  7. ^ Figueredo 2003, p. 59.
  8. ^ "Moisés Quintero Seamheads profile". Seamheads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

References

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  • Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, ISBN 078641250X
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