Patricio Scantlebury Notable

b. November 11, 1917 · New York Cubans 1944–1948, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956

Patricio Scantlebury divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Cubans from 1944, then the Cincinnati Redlegs through 1956.

He went 27 and 20 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 386.7 innings in 74 games. He struck out 191, completed 24 of his 40 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .302, with 61 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in saves once, in 1945, with 1.

He was an All-Star in 1946.

He was born in Gatun, Colón, Panama on November 11, 1917, and died on May 24, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Negro Leagues East-West Classic	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1944	NYC	21	31	3	6	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	.194
1945	NYC	12	21	4	10	2	2	0	3	3	0	0	.476
1946	NYC	32	45	7	13	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	.289
1947	NYC	22	41	7	12	2	2	0	3	2	1	0	.293
1948	NYC	26	61	7	20	2	3	0	9	7	0	0	.328
1956	CIN	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Career	—	121	202	28	61	8	7	1	21	16	3	1	.302

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	NYC	2	4	9	5	0	45.0	54	22	13	18	4.40
1945	NYC	4	1	11	3	1	49.2	54	16	6	27	2.90
1946	NYC	7	4	17	9	2	78.2	90	42	33	38	4.81
1947	NYC	7	5	15	8	1	77.2	76	31	23	35	3.59
1948	NYC	7	5	16	13	0	116.2	126	40	20	63	3.09
1956	CIN	0	1	6	2	0	19.0	24	14	5	10	6.63
Career	—	27	20	74	40	4	386.2	424	165	100	191	3.84

On this day & linked events

1917

Born November 11, 1917

Gatun, Colón, Panama

1991

Died May 24, 1991

1956

Major-league debut: Patricio Scantlebury

Patricio Scantlebury made a major-league debut on April 19, 1956.

1956

Final major-league game: Patricio Scantlebury

Patricio Scantlebury played a final major-league game on August 3, 1956.