Clemente Carrera

Clemente "Sungo" Carrera (March 25, 1914 – November 19, 1989)[1] played in the Negro leagues from 1937 to 1941. He played for the New York Cubans in 1938, 1940 and 1941 and for the Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. He was born in La Habana, Cuba.[2] He later managed in the Mexican League, the highest level of professional baseball in Mexico. He skippered the Monterrey Sultanes from 1962 to 1964, the Angeles de Puebla in 1976 and the Tampico Alijadores in 1977.[3] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]

Clemente Carrera
Infielder
Born: (1914-03-05)March 5, 1914
Havana, Cuba
Died: November 19, 1989(1989-11-19) (aged 75)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Last appearance
1941, for the New York Cubans
Teams

References
  1. Torres, Angel (1997-01-01). La leyenda del beisbol cubano, 1878-1996 (in Spanish). Angel Torres Publishing Company. p. 263. ISBN 0961411015.
  2. Negro League website Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. BR Minors
  4. Cubanball.com
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