Pedro Miranda (baseball)
| Pedro Miranda | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 18, 1922 Cartagena, Colombia | |
| Died: October 22, 2002 (aged 80) Cartagena, Colombia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Unknown | |
Pedro Miranda (January 18, 1922 – October 22, 2002), nicknamed Chita, was a Colombian professional baseball player. He played on the Colombia national baseball team of the 1940s that won several regional and world championships, including the 1947 Amateur World Series.[1][2]
Chita Miranda was considered one of the greatest right-handed hitters in Colombian baseball history.[3][4][5] He mostly played with the Indios de Cartagena of the Colombian Professional Baseball League.[6][7]
Miranda debuted with the Patriotas de Venezuela in the 1950–51 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season, becoming the first Colombian to play in the league.[8][9][4] He also played with Fieras del San Fernando of the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League during the league's inaugural season in 1956.[10][11] Miranda reportedly declined offers to sign with a Major League Baseball organization during his prime, saying he preferred to play in Colombia.[12]
His nickname stemmed from Chita, the chimpanzee sidekick of Tarzan.[13] Miranda died of cancer on October 22, 2002 in Cartagena.[14]
References
- ^ "Historia del Béisbol en Colombia". FCB.com.co. Federacion Colombiana de Beisbol. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Apuñalado en Cartagena Pedro "Chita" Miranda, Cuarto Bate Colombiano" (PDF). La Hora. 17 June 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "¡Por Dios! Asistan al Gancho Jiménez" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Pedro Chita Miranda esta en Colombia" (in Spanish). La Prensa Libre. 31 January 1951. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Chelo de Castro (7 December 2015). "Estampa bateadora de 'Chita' Miranda". El Heraldo.
- ^ "Los indios de Cartagena: el primer equipo en consagrarse campeón del béisbol profesional en toda Colombia" (in Spanish). El Bolivarense. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Colombian Who's Who". The Sporting News. 2 December 1953.
- ^ "Tito Polo despuntó con Magallanes en su regreso a Venezuela". LVBP.com (in Spanish). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Rafael Ballestas Morales. Cartagena de Indias: Relatos de la Vida Cotidiana Y Otras Historias (in Spanish). p. 261.
- ^ Tito Rondón (4 June 2001). "San Fernando del Recuerdo II". La Prensa. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Recordando al primer Bóer profesional". La Prensa. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Chelo de Castro (28 October 2019). "'Chita' se autoeliminó del béisbol" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Una pasión llamada béisbol" (in Spanish). El Universal. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "BEISBOL. MURIÓ CHITA MIRANDA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 23 October 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2025.