Roberto Barbon
Cuban-born Japanese baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roberto Barbon (March 13, 1933 – January 12, 2023), nicknamed "Chico", was a Cuban-born Japanese baseball second baseman who became the first Latin American player to play in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. He played majority of his career for the Hankyu Braves, from 1955 to 1964, before ending it with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1965.[1]
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Roberto Barbon | |
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![]() Barbon's 1960 Japanese baseball card | |
Second baseman | |
Born: (1933-03-13)March 13, 1933 Matanzas, Cuba | |
Died: March 12, 2023(2023-03-12) (aged 89) Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
1955, for the Hankyu Braves | |
Last NPB appearance | |
1965, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Hits | 1,123 |
Home runs | 33 |
Runs batted in | 260 |
Stolen bases | 308 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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