Havana Sugar Kings players

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: Bob Miller (1953-1962 pitcher), Bob Moorhead, Bubba Harris (baseball), Cliff Ross, Danny Morejón, Dick Murphy (baseball), Diomedes Olivo, Don Nicholas (baseball), Ed Winceniak, Elio Chacón, Hal Bevan, Hank Izquierdo, Hooks Iott, Howie Nunn, Jack Daniels (baseball), Jay Heard, Jerry Lane, Joe Azcue, Joe Hatten, Johnny Welaj, José Santiago (1950s pitcher), Julio Moreno (baseball), Ken Raffensberger, Lefty Hayden, Lou Jackson, Lou Skizas, Luis Arroyo, Maurice Fisher, Mike Cuellar, Nino Escalera, Pedro Formental, Ray Coleman (baseball), Ray Shearer, Roberto Ortiz (baseball), Rogelio Álvarez, Rudy Árias, Sam Calderone, Sandy Consuegra, Vicente Amor, Vic Davalillo, Yo-Yo Davalillo, Zach Monroe. Excerpt: Víctor José Davalillo Romero (July 31, 1936 in Cabimas, Zulia), is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1963-68), California Angels (1968-69), St. Louis Cardinals (1969-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Oakland Athletics (1973-74) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1977-80). Davalillo batted and threw left-handed. Davalillo was a leadoff hitter known for his speedy baserunning and capable defensive ability. Later in his career, he became a valuable utility player and a record-setting pinch hitter. Davalillo also had an exceptional career in the Venezuelan Winter League where he is the all-time leader in total base hits and in career batting average. Although many baseball references show Davalillo's birthplace as Cabimas, Venezuela, in 2006, he told a biographer that he was actually born in Churuguara, Falcón. His family moved to Cabimas a few days after he was born where he grew up in Venezuela's oil producing region on the eastern shores of Lake Maracaibo. His older brother, Pompeyo Davalillo played briefly for the Washington Senators in 1953. Davalillo began his professional baseball career as a pitcher when he signed a contract as an amateur free agent with the Cinncinnati Reds in 1958. He was sold to the Indians organisation in 1961 where he quickly moved up the ladder to their Triple-A club in Jacksonville. Davalillo won the first batting title in the Jacksonville Suns history with a .346 batting average in 1962. Davalillo became the eighth Venezuelan to play in Major League Baseball when he joined the Indians in 1963 as their leadoff hitter and center fielder. By mid-June, he was hitting for a .304 batting average and was receiving consideration for the American League Rookie of the Year Award when, he was hit by a pitch by Hank Aguirre and suffered a broken wrist. He returned from the injury to lead the Indians in hitting with a .292 along with a career-high 7 home runs in 90