Bartolo Portuondo

Infielder

Born: August 24, 1893
La Habana, Cuba

Died: May 26, 1981 (aged 87)

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Cuban League debut

1911/12, for the Havana Park

Last Negro leagues appearance

Teams

Havana Park (1911/12)
Almendares Cubans (1915)
San Francisco Park (1915/16)
Cuban Stars (East) (1916, 1923–1927)
White Sox (Cuban League baseball club) (1916/17)
Cuban Stars (West) (1917–1919) ^[1]
Almendares (1919/20–1920/21, 1922/23, 1925/26)
Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1922) ^[1]
Habana (1923/24)
Cuba (Cuban League baseball club) (1926/27)
Marianao (Cuban League baseball club) (1926/27)

Bartolome "Bartolo" Portuondo (August 24, 1893 – May 26, 1981) was a Cuban baseball infielder in the Cuban League and the U.S. Negro leagues. In Cuba he played from 1911/12 to 1926/27 with several teams, most notably Almendares.^[2] His American career lasted from 1915 to 1927; he played for the Cuban Stars (East), Cuban Stars (West), and the Kansas City Monarchs, among other teams.^[3]

Portuondo's wife was a member of a wealthy white Cuban family. Their daughter Omara Portuondo became an internationally known singer.^[4]

References

1 2 "Monarchs Here for a Series of Games with As" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, May 15, 1920, Page 9, Column 4
↑ Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003). Who's Who In Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1503-7.
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
↑ Iván García (November 2, 2010). "In Cuba We Lack A Lot of Things, But We Have Omara Portuondo". TranslatingCuba.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

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