Antonio Ruiz (baseball)

Antonio Ruiz Pérez (born June 17, 1911, date of death unknown), nicknamed "Loco", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher and second baseman who played in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League, as well as in minor league baseball, in the 1940s and 1950s.

A native of Havana, Cuba, Ruiz played for the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns in 1944. He then played for the minor league Statesville Cubs in 1945 before going to Mexico and playing for Algodoneros de Unión Laguna in 1946. In 1947 and 1948, Ruiz played for the Juarez Indios/Mesa Orphans, didn't play baseball in 1949, then played for the Indios again in 1950. He played for the Tucson Cowboys in 1951, then went back to the Indios for part of 1952 before finishing the season with the Odessa Oilers.

In all, Ruiz played parts or all of eight seasons for seven different teams across three different leagues in two different countries.^[1][2][3]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball and Mexican League stats and Seamheads