Luis Villodas

Luis Villodas Ramírez (January 4, 1918 – August 21, 1994), nicknamed "King Kong", was a Puerto Rican catcher in the Negro leagues in 1946 and 1947.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villodas and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Luis Villodas
Catcher
Born: (1918-01-04)January 4, 1918
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: August 21, 1994(1994-08-21) (aged 76)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1947, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams

A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Villodas made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Baltimore Elite Giants, and played for Baltimore again in 1947.[1] He went on to play in the minor leagues for the Albuquerque Dukes and Abilene Blue Sox through the 1955 season.[2] Villodas was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993,[3] and died in Ponce in 1994 at age 76.

References
  1. "Luis Villodas". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Luis Villodas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.


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