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Juan Guilbe

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Juan Guilbe
Pitcher
Born: (1914-06-26)June 26, 1914
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: April 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 79)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1947, for the Indianapolis Clowns
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Juan Guilbe Colón (June 26, 1914 – April 29, 1994) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s.

A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Guilbe was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Felix Guilbe.[1] Older brother Juan pitched in the Negro leagues for the New York Cubans in 1940, and the Indianapolis Clowns in 1947,[citation needed] and was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.[citation needed] Guilbe died in Ponce in 1994 at age 79.

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Guilbe". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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