Victoriano Sosa | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Cuba | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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Victoriano Sosa is a Cuban former Negro league catcher who played in the 1940s.
A native of Cuba,Sosa played for the Homestead Grays during their 1948 Negro World Series championship season. In three recorded games,he posted a hit and a walk in seven plate appearances. [1] [2]
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