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Orlando Varona

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Orlando Varona
Shortstop
Born: (1925-12-08)December 8, 1925
Havana, Cuba
Died: March 2, 1977(1977-03-02) (aged 51)
New York, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1950, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

Orlando Clemente Varona Fleitas (December 8, 1925 – March 2, 1977) was a Cuban shortstop for the Negro league Memphis Red Sox from 1948 to 1950.

A native of Havana, Cuba, Varona was selected to represent Memphis in the annual East–West All-Star Game in 1949.[1] He died in New York, New York in 1977 at age 51.

References

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  1. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 436. ISBN 9780803280007.
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