Lázaro Salazar Vázquez (February 4, 1912 – April 25, 1957) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, pitcher, and manager in the Negro leagues, Mexican League and the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He played (sometimes serving as a player-manager) for 21 non-consecutive seasons from 1924 to 1952 with the following clubs: Cuban Stars (West), Pollock's Cuban Stars, New York Cubans, Cafeteros de Córdoba, Azules de Veracruz, Industriales de Monterrey and Sultanes de Monterrey.[1]
| Lázaro Salazar | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder / First baseman / Pitcher / Manager | |
| Born: February 4, 1912 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: April 25, 1957 (aged 45) Mexico City, Mexico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1930, for the Cuban Stars (West) | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1936, for the New York Cubans | |
| Negro National League I, East–West League & Negro National League II statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Hits | 161 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 72 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1964 |
Salazar also played and managed in Venezuela for a long time. While pitching for the Gavilanes team, he was part of the longest contest in Venezuelan baseball history, a 20-inning game that lasted 6 hours and 20 minutes. Salazar eventually lost the pitching duel to Andrés Julio Báez, who played for Pastora, 1–0. The game took place in Maracaibo on May 5, 1938.[2]
He later managed the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during seven consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1956, leading the squad to championship titles in the 1949–1950, 1950–1951, 1951–1952 and 1954–1955 campaigns.[2]
Salazar was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.[1] He also gained inductions into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 and the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2010.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ a b c "Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano Official Website (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Venezuelan Winter League batting and pitching statistics
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