1905
Born December 28, 1905
Manacas, Las Villas, Cuba
Cocaína García Notable
Cocaína García divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cuban Stars West from 1927, then the New York Cubans through 1935.
He went 5 and 19 with a 6.55 earned run average, pitching 202 innings in 35 games. He struck out 85. Across 82 games he batted .287, with 64 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 6 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He was born in Manacas, Las Villas, Cuba on December 28, 1905, and died on April 13, 1995. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | CSW | 46 | 149 | 17 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .349 |
| 1928 | CSW | 16 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 |
| 1935 | NYC | 20 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .121 |
| Career | — | 82 | 223 | 25 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .287 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | CSW | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 94.1 | 114 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 5.25 |
| 1928 | CSW | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 60.2 | 95 | 60 | 24 | 26 | 8.90 |
| 1935 | NYC | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 47.0 | 63 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 6.13 |
| Career | — | 5 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 202.0 | 272 | 147 | 75 | 85 | 6.55 |
On this day & linked events
1995