Mike Guerra - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Oct 11 1912
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Mike Guerra | |
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Catcher | |
Born: October 11, 1912 Havana, Cuba | |
Died: October 9, 1992 (aged 79) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 19, 1937, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1951, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .242 |
Home runs | 9 |
Runs batted in | 168 |
Stats at Baseball Reference ![]() | |
Teams | |
Fermín Guerra Romero (October 11, 1912 – October 9, 1992), nicknamed "Mike" in the United States, was a Cuban professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators (1937; 1944–46; 1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1947–50) and Boston Red Sox (1951). Guerra also played Cuban Winter League baseball for two decades, 1934–55. He was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 155 pounds (70 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.
Guerra was born in Havana. In nine Major League seasons, he played in 565 games. In 1,581 at bats and 1,750 plate appearances; Guerra recorded 168 runs scored, 382 hits, 42 doubles, 14 triples, nine home runs, 168 runs batted in (RBI), 25 stolen bases, 131 bases on balls, a .242 batting average, .300 on-base percentage, .303 slugging percentage, 479 total bases, and 37 sacrifice hits.
Guerra died in Miami Beach, Florida, two days before his 80th birthday.
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Mike Guerra at Find a Grave