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for Mirabal, Juanelo, 1901-1989
Mirabal, Juanelo, 1901-1989
NationalityAmerican
BiographyNegro League pitcher and second baseman. "He was born in the USA but raised in Cuba. His godfather is Alex Pompez. He shut out Pompez's Cuban Stars in both ends of a doubleheader when he was 16 years old, spending 1917-1919 with the Atlanta Black Crackers. He was 5-2 with a 3.66 ERA as a teenager for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1920, tying for the Negro Southern League lead in wins. Following his playing days, he worked in the Stars' front office as Pompez's right-hand man. He was president of the Stars and later the New York Cubans." --baseball-reference.com/bullpen.
