Cuno Barragan
| Cuno Barragan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 20, 1932 Sacramento, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1961, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 21, 1963, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .202 |
| Hits | 33 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Teams | |
Facundo Anthony "Cuno" Barragan (born June 20, 1932) is a former
Cuno Barragan's only MLB
All told, he collected 33 career hits in the majors, with six
His Hispanic given name and its unique nickname, combined with his cup-of-coffee career, led the authors of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book [3] to make the following sarcastic comment next to the illustration of his Topps baseball card: "Who the hell is Cuno Barragan? And why are they saying those terrible things about him?"
In 1973, Barragan was inducted into the Mexican American Hall of Fame, an organization which honors individuals from the Sacramento area. In 2002, he was elected to the Sacramento City College Hall of Fame for baseball and football.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Box Score of Game played on Friday, September 1, 1961 at Wrigley Field". www.baseball-almanac.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3". www.retrosheet.org.
- ^ The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book, Brendan C. Boyd & Fred C. Harris, Little Brown & Co, 1973, page 68
- ^ "Mexican American". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Baseball Sacramento - Spotlight-CBarragan". www.baseballsacramento.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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