Mike Guerra
Fermín "Mike" Guerra Romero (October 11, 1912 – October 9, 1992) was a Cuban professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1937; 1944–46; 1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1947–50) and Boston Red Sox (1951). Guerra also played Cuban Winter League baseball for two decades, 1934–55. He was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 155 pounds (70 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.
| Mike Guerra | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: October 11, 1912 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: October 9, 1992 (aged 79) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1937, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1951, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .242 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 168 |
| Teams | |
Guerra was born in Havana. In nine Major League seasons, he played in 565 games. In 1,581 at bats and 1,750 plate appearances; Guerra recorded 168 runs scored, 382 hits, 42 doubles, 14 triples, nine home runs, 168 runs batted in (RBI), 25 stolen bases, 131 bases on balls, a .242 batting average, .300 on-base percentage, .303 slugging percentage, 479 total bases, and 37 sacrifice hits.
Guerra died in Miami Beach, Florida, two days before his 80th birthday.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Mike Guerra at Find a Grave