José Santiago (1950s pitcher)

José Guillermo Santiago Guzmán (September 4, 1928 – October 9, 2018),[1] better known by nickname "Pantalones", was a Puerto Rican professional pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1956 for the Cleveland Indians (1954–55) and Kansas City Athletics (1956). In the Negro leagues, he played for the New York Cubans from 1947 to 1948. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. In a three-season career, Santiago posted a 3–2 record with 29 strikeouts and a 4.66 ERA in 27 appearances, including five starts and 56.0 innings of work. In 2003, Santiago was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.

José Santiago
Pitcher
Born: (1928-09-04)September 4, 1928
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Died: October 9, 2018(2018-10-09) (aged 90)
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1954, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
July 15, 1956, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3-2
Earned run average4.66
Strikeouts29
Teams

Post-career

In the 1970s, Santiago became a boxing promoter in Puerto Rico.[2][3] A believer in Puerto Rican Independence, Santiago, like his friend Fufi Santori, owned a technically possible, Puerto Rican passport, in his case numbered #001261, since 1997.[4]

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See also

References
  • Clark, Dick; Lester, Larry (1994), The Negro Leagues Book, Cleveland, Ohio: Society for American Baseball Research
  • Rene A. Santiago Fuentes (Son)
  • Jose Santiago baseball statistics by Baseball Almanac
  1. ""Murió un ícono del béisbol"". Primera Hora. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. Shelton, Christopher (2 August 2017). "Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89)".
  3. "Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89) - The CBZ Newswire".
  4. VOCERO, Yamaira Muñiz Pérez, EL. "Personalidades del deporte elogian el legado de Fufi Santori". El Vocero de Puerto Rico.


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