Mike Guerra

Fermin "Mike" Guerra Romero (October 11, 1912 – October 9, 1992), was a Cuban professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1937; 1944–46; 1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1947–50), and Boston Red Sox (1951). Guerra also played Cuban Winter League baseball for two decades, 1934–55. He was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 155 pounds (70 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Mike Guerra
Catcher
Born: (1912-10-11)October 11, 1912
Havana, Cuba
Died: October 9, 1992(1992-10-09) (aged 79)
Miami Beach, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1937, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1951, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs9
Runs batted in168
Teams

Guerra was born in Havana, Cuba. In nine Major League seasons, he played in 565 games. In 1,581 at bats and 1,750 plate appearances; Guerra recorded 168 runs scored, 382 hits, 42 doubles, 14 triples, nine home runs, 168 runs batted in (RBI), 25 stolen bases, 131 bases on balls, a .242 batting average, .300 on-base percentage, .303 slugging percentage, 479 total bases, and 37 sacrifice hits.

Guerra died in Miami Beach, Florida, two days before his 80th birthday.

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