Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Habana, Cuba, he made his debut as a left fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 22, 1952. For seven seasons, he played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952, 1954 to 1957, Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959 and the Detroit Tigers in 1960. In the 1955 World Series, he had 4 hits, 1 homerun, 3 runs batted in with a .333 batting average for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He ended his career with 334 hits, 43 homeruns, 180 runs batted in and a .255 batting average. He died in Miami, Florida, at age 62. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)