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Rudy Fernández (baseball)

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Rudy Fernández
Pitcher
Born: (1911-06-27)June 27, 1911
Guanabacoa, Cuba
Died: September 6, 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 89)
New York, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Rodolfo Fernández Marín (June 27, 1911 – September 6, 2000) was a Cuban pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Guanabacoa, Cuba, Fernández was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer José Fernández.[1] Younger brother Rudy broke into the Negro leagues in 1932 with the Cuban Stars (East), and pitched for over a decade, ending his career with the New York Black Yankees in 1946. He tossed shutout wins against both the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in exhibition games in Havana.[2] Fernández died in New York, New York in 2000 at age 89.

References

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  1. ^ "Rodolfo Fernández". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rodolfo 'Rudy' Fernandez". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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