Charlie Rivera (baseball)
Puerto Rican baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Lavezzari Rivera (September 18, 1911 ā July 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican infielder in the Negro leagues between 1939 and 1944.
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Charlie Rivera | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1911-09-18)September 18, 1911 Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Died: July 27, 2003(2003-07-27) (aged 91) New York, New York | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1939, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1944, for the New York Black Yankees | |
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A native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, Rivera made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Baltimore Elite Giants. He went on to play for the New York Cubans and New York Black Yankees.[1][2] Rivera died in New York, New York in 2003 at age 91.