Juan Guilbe

Juan Guilbe Colón (June 26, 1914 – April 29, 1994) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guilbe and the second or maternal family name is Colón.
Juan Guilbe
Pitcher
Born: (1914-06-26)June 26, 1914
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: April 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 79)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1947, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams

A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Guilbe was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Felix Guilbe.[1] Older brother Juan pitched in the Negro leagues for the New York Cubans in 1940, and the Indianapolis Clowns in 1947,[2] and was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.[3] Guilbe died in Ponce in 1994 at age 79.

References
  1. "Juan Guilbe". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Juan Guilbe". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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