Tony Castaño (February 11, 1911 – October 13, 1989) had a long career in professional baseball. He spent time managing in the

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, the highest level of professional baseball in

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. He began his career playing in Cuba and from 1938 to 1945, and again in 1950, he played in the

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. He hit .294 with 1,044 hits (of which only four were home runs) in 3,555 at-bats. Perhaps his best season was 1938 with the

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, when he hit .332 with 180 hits, 26 doubles and eight triples in 134 games. During the winter, he played in Cuba. He later managed in the minors, skippering the

Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, spli ...

(1956),

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(1960), Fresnillo Rojos (1962),

Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: Puebla Parrots) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán. Established in 1938, the Pericos have won five Mexican League ...

(1963–1965, 1968–1969, 1974–1975),

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(1966),

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team plays its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in 1957 ...

(1970) and the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1971).The Mexican League: Comprehensive Player Statistics by Pedro Treto Cisneros

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