Luis "El Mulo" Padrón Otorena (ca. 1878 – 1939) was a Cuban baseball player in the Negro leagues and Cuban League.
| Luis Padrón | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder | |
| Born: 1878 Matanzas, Cuba | |
| Died: 1939 Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Cuban League debut | |
| 1902, for the Habana | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1916, for the Jersey City/Poughkeepsie Cubans | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1943 |
Padron played from 1902 to 1917 with several Cuban ballclubs, including Habana, San Francisco, Club Fé, San Francisco Park, and Almendares. He played in the Negro leagues in 1909 and 1911 for the Cuban Stars (West), and in 1915 and 1916 for the Long Branch/Jersey City/Poughkeepsie Cubans.
Padron also played in the Minor leagues, playing in the South Atlantic League, Connecticut State League, Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, Ohio–Pennsylvania League, New York–New Jersey League, and the Atlantic League.[1]
He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1943.[2]
References
edit- ^ Luis Padrón's minor league statistics at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
edit- Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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