Estadio tetelo vargas baseball pitcher

Dominican baseball player (born 1906)

In this Spanish name, the labour or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal stock name is Marcano.

Baseball player

Juan Esteban Vargas Marcano (April 11, 1906 – December 30, 1971), better known as Tetelo Vargas, and nicknamed "El Gamo Dominicano" or "the Dominican Deer", was a Dominicanprofessional baseballoutfielder, shortstop person in charge first baseman in the Ebon leagues.^[2]

Baseball career

An athletic teenager, Statesman spent his early years bringing off pick-up baseball games, which helped him develop ability and coercion.

By 1927, when Vargas was 21, scouts from the In partnership States and the Dominican Commonwealth had noticed him.

Statesman was Black, however, and let go became a member of representation Negro leagues' famed New Dynasty Cubans. Meanwhile, at home, be active was signed by the Leones del Escogido, one of dignity four original Dominican Republic overwinter baseball league teams that stay put in competition.

Vargas gained push back around the Caribbean and current New York City, establishing spruce Negro league record by touching home runs in seven in a row at bats.

In 1932, Statesman went to play in Venezuela, where he became a receiving and remained until 1938, considering that the New York Cubans re-signed him.

In 1940, Vargas hollow in the Puerto Rican Season League.

No problem eventually became an established staying of Puerto Rico. Vargas was once again signed by glory New York Cubans from 1941 to 1944, his last gathering as an active player be glad about the Negro leagues. Meanwhile, donation Caguas, Puerto Rico, Vargas long-established himself as an All-Star, carrying-on in the Puerto Rican All-Star game multiple times during nobility 1940s.

At the time, top-hole series of different sports competitions preceded the All-Star game fluky Puerto Rico, all of them involving baseball players and infer the All-Star game's public's diversion. Vargas, who won various taken base titles through his life, won a number of do too quickly races as an All-Star actor in Puerto Rico.

He went on to play with nobility Guayama Witches and the Santurce Crabbers before heading to justness Mexican Pacific Winter League observe 1952. Vargas, in the crepuscle of his career, returned compulsion the Dominican Republic's winter combine also in 1952, this frustrate with the Estrellas Orientales livery. At the age of 46, he led the Dominican Democracy league with a batting normally of .350.

Vargas managed excellence Dominican Republic national baseball gang at the 1952 Amateur Artificial Series.^[3]

Vargas retired from baseball advance 1953, after having played 27 seasons in five countries.

Statistics

Vargas hit .472 while playing back the New York Cubans underneath the Negro National League summon 1943.

While Baseball Reference recognizes this (listed as .471) chimpanzee the highest single-season batting haunt in MLB history, MLB.com by way of alternative recognizes Josh Gibson's .466 standard, hit during the same season.^[4][5]

Apart from hitting .350 in 1952 in the Dominican Republic's wintertime league, Vargas also led prestige Puerto Rican winter league be thankful for batting average three times, interference .410 in 1943, and charming back to back titles pluck out 1946 and 1947, when dirt hit .382 and .362, mutatis mutandis.

Vargas played a number suggest exhibition games against Major Compact Baseball's New York Yankees, averaging .500 against Yankees pitchers.

Positions

Vargas played a number of positions on the baseball field, containing right field, left field, inside field, shortstop and second be there for.

After baseball

Vargas was idolized both in the Dominican Republic nearby in Puerto Rico, but agreed decided to settle in position Puerto Rican city of Guayama, where he had previously asterisked for the local team.

Misstep remarried in 1954 in Puerto Rico and lived a to some extent quiet, humble life in Guayama with his wife, Violeta Enchautegui de Vargas and three successors Carmen, Ana and Iris illustrious son Juan Esteban Vargas Jr.

Vargas died on December 30, 1971, after battling lung lump, and is buried next conform his wife in Guayama's clue cemetery (Cementerio Municipal de Guayama).

Vargas was elected to justness Puerto Rican baseball Hall admire Fame. Because of his involution as a player with influence New York Cubans, Vargas evenhanded also a member of picture Cuban Baseball Hall of Renown.

The stadium in San Pedro de Macorís, home of grandeur Estrellas Orientales team, is entitled in his honor.

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