Ramiro Ramírez Estenor (January 27, 1896 – death unknown) was a Cuban

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and

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in the

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and

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 ...

. A native of Guanabacoa, Cuba, Ramírez made his Negro leagues debut in 1916 for the

Cuban Stars (East) The Cuban Stars were a professional baseball team that competed in the Negro leagues in the eastern United States from 1916 to 1933. The team was largely composed of professional baseball players from Cuba and other Latin American countries. The ...

. He went on to play into the 1930s, including stints in the

with Almendares and

Marianao Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It lies 6 miles southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao railway. In 2022 the municipality had ...

. He served as player/manager of the Cuban House of David/Pollock's Cuban Stars from 1931 to 1933. In 1948, he managed the

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