1905
Born June 5, 1905
Puerto Padre, Oriente, Cuba
Heliodoro Díaz Notable
Heliodoro Díaz divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cuban Stars West from 1926, then the New York Cubans through 1935.
He went 28 and 50 with a 4.35 earned run average, pitching 679 innings in 105 games. He struck out 432, completed 55 of his 74 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 122 games he batted .209, with 58 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Puerto Padre, Oriente, Cuba on June 5, 1905, and died on January 1, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CSW | 27 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 1927 | CSW | 22 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .137 |
| 1928 | CSW | 20 | 56 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| 1929 | CSW | 17 | 45 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .356 |
| 1930 | CSW | 25 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| 1935 | NYC | 11 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .238 |
| Career | — | 122 | 278 | 22 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .209 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CSW | 6 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 156.0 | 184 | 99 | 63 | 81 | 5.71 |
| 1927 | CSW | 5 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 135.2 | 141 | 64 | 50 | 80 | 4.25 |
| 1928 | CSW | 3 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 140.1 | 138 | 67 | 56 | 99 | 4.30 |
| 1929 | CSW | 6 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 122.0 | 109 | 54 | 44 | 101 | 3.98 |
| 1930 | CSW | 8 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 114.0 | 109 | 41 | 42 | 65 | 3.24 |
| 1935 | NYC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2.45 |
| Career | — | 28 | 50 | 105 | 74 | 3 | 679.0 | 692 | 328 | 262 | 432 | 4.35 |
On this day & linked events
1989