Monday, August 1, 2011

1910-11 Habana team finished second to archrival Almendares

Composite portraits of nine 1910-11 Habana team members:
  • catcher Gonzalo Sanchez (No. 1)
  • shortstop Pop Lloyd (No. 2)
  • outfielder Ricardo Hernandez (No. 3)
  • outfielder Preston Hill (No. 4)
  • infielder Grant Johnson (No. 5)
  • right-fielder Luis Padron (No. 6)
  • outfielder J.H. Magronat (No. 7)
  • third baseman Carlos Moran, (No. 8)
  • mascot Camilo Valdes (No. 9)
This image, displayed at the Library of Congress Digital Collections, is from the 1911 Spanish-American edition of Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide, appearing on page 18.

According to Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878-1961, Habana finished second, three games behind Almendares that season.

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