Fidelio A. Hungo Rodríguez (January 12, 1893 – December 5, 1980) was a Cuban

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field, between first base and third base. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns pla ...

in the

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and the

Cuban League The Cuban League ( Spanish: ''Liga cubana'') was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the ...

in the 1910s and 1920s.

Career

A native of

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, Hungo played in the

for the Long Branch Cubans in 1915 and 1916. He also played several seasons in the

between 1913 and 1921 for the Almendares and

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Death

He died in

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in 1980 at age 87.

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