Rafael Figarola

Rafael Figarola
Rafael Figarola
	Catcher
	Born: 1882; Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Teams
	Azul (1905); Club Fe (1905–1914); Rojo Baseball Club (1906); Almendares (1906–1907, 1915–1916); Cuban Stars of Havana (1908, 1911–1923); Habana (1908–1909); Stars of Cuba (1910); Havana Park (1911–1912); Lincoln Giants (1912–1913); San Francisco Park (1915); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918);
Career highlights and awards
	Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame;

Rafael Figarola González (born 1882 in Pinar del Rio - death date unknown) was a Cuban baseball catcher in the Cuban League and Negro leagues. He played from 1905 to 1923 with several clubs, including Almendares, the Fe club, the Habana club, the Lincoln Giants, the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and the Cuban Stars (West). Figarola was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1950. He was also listed as Jose Figarola.[1]

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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