- René González
René González (
August 5 ,1918 -May 9 ,1982 ) was aCuba n professionalbaseball player. A native of Cienfuegos, Cuba, González was afirst baseman /outfielder who batted and threw right-handed.González was a consistent hitter who spent most of his career in Mexican baseball (1947-1949, 1951-1956), where he won three consecutive batting titles (1952-54) including the Triple Crown in 1952. An eight-time .300 hitter, he collected 1144 hits in 3459
at-bat s for a .331batting average during nine seasons.In 1950, González played for the
New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues. Then, during the 1950-51 Venezuelan baseball season he finished with a .357batting average and led the league inhome run s (10), RBI (56), hits (74), doubles (18) and slugging % (.739). Later, in the 1951 Caribbean Series he led the Venezuelan offensive with a .333 average and two home runs and his 11 RBI led the tourney.González also played in Cuba and
Nicaragua up until 1958, his last season. Following his baseball retirement he returned to his Cuba homeland, where he died at age of 63. In 1993 he was elected into the [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Salon_de_la_Fama Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame] .ources
*Antero Núñez, José. "Series del Caribe". Jefferson,
Caracas, Venezuela : Impresos Urbina, C.A., 1987.
*Gutiérrez, Daniel. "Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela". Caracas, Venezuela: Editorial La Brújula, C.A., 1997.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rene_Gonzalez BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=102 Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Mexicano]
* [http://www.nlbpa.com/gonzalez_rene.html Negro League Baseball Players Association]
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