Alejandro Oms
Alejandro Oms Cosme (March 13, 1896 – November 5, 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 50 in Havana.
| Alejandro Oms | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 13, 1896 Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| Died: November 5, 1946 (aged 50) La Habana, Cuba | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1917, for the New York Cuban Stars | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1935, for the New York Cubans | |
| Negro leagues[lower-alpha 1] statistics | |
| Batting average | .329 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 216 |
| Teams | |
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| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1944 |
Oms played winter ball in the Cuban League from 1922 to 1946. He led the league in batting average three times, in 1924/25 (.393), 1928/29 (.432), and 1929/30 (.380), and won the Cuban League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1928/29. He ranks second all-time for career batting average in the Cuban League (behind Cristóbal Torriente) with an average of .345.[2] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944.[3]
Notes
- On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".[1] Oms' statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1923–1928 and his final season in 1935.
References
- "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, p. 158, 178, 182, 488, 502, 504, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X
- Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005), Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, p. 65, ISBN 0-313-32268-6
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- NLB Players Association
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