Claro Duany
Cuban baseball player (born 1917)
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Claro Duany Yedra (August 12, 1917 – March 28, 1997) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. He played from 1944 to 1952, including two major league seasons with the New York Cubans of the Negro leagues.[1] An East–West All-Star in 1947, Duany was on the New York team that won the 1947 Negro World Series.
| Claro Duany | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 12, 1917 Caibarien, Cuba | |
| Died: March 28, 1997 (aged 79) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| 1944, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1952, for the Havana Cubans | |
| Negro National League statistics | |
| Batting average | .392 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs scored | 18 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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He won the Mexican League batting championship in 1945 and 1946 playing for the Industriales de Monterrey.[2][3] He also won the Cuban League batting title in 1944–45 season, hitting .340.[4]