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)
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

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

External links

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