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Luis Villodas

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Luis Villodas
Catcher
Born: (1918-01-04)January 4, 1918
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: August 21, 1994(1994-08-21) (aged 76)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1947, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams

Luis Villodas Ramírez (January 4, 1918 – August 21, 1994), nicknamed "King Kong", was a Puerto Rican catcher in the Negro leagues in 1946 and 1947.

A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Villodas made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Baltimore Elite Giants, and played for Baltimore again in 1947.[1] He went on to play in the minor leagues for the Albuquerque Dukes and Abilene Blue Sox through the 1955 season.[2] Villodas was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993, and died in Ponce in 1994 at age 76.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Luis Villodas". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Luis Villodas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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