Hipolito Arenas
| Hipolito Arenas | |
|---|---|
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| Born: August 13, 1907 Tampa, Florida | |
| Died: December 28, 1995 (aged 88) Tampa, Florida | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Teams | |
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Hipolito Kanterra Arenas, Sr. (August 13, 1907 – December 28, 1995),[1] nicknamed "Torrento", was a Negro league baseball player. Arenas grew up in Tampa, Florida,[2] but also spent time in Ybor City, Florida.[3] He would climb from local teams to the Negro leagues.[4] Arenas played for the Atlanta Black Crackers from 1928 to 1929,[5] and for the New York Cubans in 1930.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Hipolito Arenas Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Lisa Figueredo. "From Baseball to Beisbol: America's Pastime in Tampa Bay". Cigar City Magazine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Hakim, Joy (2003). An Age of Extremes. ISBN 978-0-19-515334-7.
- ^ Kite-Powell, Rodney (March 17, 2011). "Tampa's long baseball history included segregated teams". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "nlbpa.com - Arenas, Hipolito T." nlbpa.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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