Carlos Colás

Carlos Celestino Colás (December 4, 1917 – December 4, 1987) was a Cuban professional baseball catcher and left fielder who played in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s.

Carlos Colás
Catcher / Left fielder
Born: (1917-12-04)December 4, 1917 Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba
Died: December 4, 1987(1987-12-04) (aged 70) Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1952, for the Memphis Red Sox
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Cubans (1940–1941) Memphis Red Sox (1949–1952)

A native of Caimito del Guayabal, Cuba, Colás was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer José Colás.^[1] Older brother Carlos made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the New York Cubans, and played with New York again the following season. He then spent several years in the Mexican League, returning to the Negro leagues in 1949 to spend four seasons with the Memphis Red Sox before playing again in the Mexican League through the mid-1950s.^[2] Colás died in Havana, Cuba in 1987 on his 70th birthday.