Pedro Pagés (outfielder)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pagés and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Pedro Pagés
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1914-02-23)February 23, 1914
Matanzas, Cuba
Batted: Switch
Threw: Left
NNL debut
1939, for the New York Cubans
Last NNL appearance
1947, for the New York Cubans
NNL statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs1
Runs batted in24
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Pedro Armando Pagés Ruiz (en: pa-haes) (born February 23, 1914, date of death unknown) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played with the New York Cubans of the Negro leagues over two seasons, winning the 1947 Negro World Series.

He played across various levels from 1939 to 1951.[1] In Cuba, he played with the Elefantes de Cienfuegos of the Cuban League, helping the team win its second-ever pennant in 1946. Pagés also played in the Mexican League, debuting with the Rojos del México in 1940 and later playing with the Pericos de Puebla for five seasons from 1942 to 1946.[2]

Pagés also managed the Torices de Cartagena to two championships in the Colombian Professional Baseball League, in 1953 and 1954.[3] He was inducted into the Cuban Exile Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.[4][a]

Notes

  1. ^ Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame inductions between 1962 and 2007 are not formally recognized by the Baseball Federation of Cuba

References

  1. ^ "Pedro Pages Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ ""El Gamo" Pagés". Termometra Enlinea. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ^ "LIGA COLOMBIANA DE BEISBOL PROFESIONAL SERIES REGULARES Y CAMPEONES" (PDF). LCBP.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame Phase 4". Cubanball.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009.


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