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to a wealthy Cuban father and an immigrant Irish woman. He was sent, along with his brother, to The Bronx in 1863 to study at St. John's
College, known today as Fordham Preparatory School and Fordham University, which was common among Cuba's wealthy
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championships. He has been called "The Father of Cuban
Baseball" for his role organizing the first Cuban baseball game, his success as a player and manager, and his continued influence on the game after his career had ended.
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families. Having been exposed to the game in Cuba by
American sailors, he soon joined the school's baseball teams: first, during his Fordham Prep years, the Second Division Live Oaks, and then, as a college student,
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Estevan "Steve" Bellán died on August 8, 1932, at the age of 82, in
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baseball championships (1878–79, 1879–80, and 1882–83).
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that season placed him eighth among the league leaders.
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245:Career highlights and awards
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317:Esteban Enrique Bellán
1008:Miguel Ángel González
937:Juan Manuel Pastoriza
658:Baseball Hall of Fame
467:Nicknamed "The Cuban
344:(NABBP) from 1868 to
330:professional baseball
282:Baseball Hall of Fame
1069:Antonio María García
1310:Cristóbal Torriente
1275:Eustaquio Gutiérrez
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140:Last MLB appearance
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1413:1932 deaths
1408:1849 births
1372:Juan Antiga
1325:Luis Padrón
1295:Julio López
1213:Outfielders
1199:Tony Taylor
947:José Acosta
912:José Méndez
541:Club Habana
520:second base
503:. His nine
403:Club Habana
169:Runs scored
1402:Categories
1350:Juan Violá
1340:José Teuma
1250:Jack Calvo
1052:Infielders
917:José Muñoz
786:January 5,
743:January 5,
704:January 5,
582:References
422:Early life
72:1849-10-01
545:home runs
479:. In 128
477:shortstop
453:The Bronx
405:defeated
369:The Bronx
303:Induction
127:MLB debut
1368:(Umpire)
1001:Catchers
890:Pitchers
824:June 29,
663:June 29,
640:Specific
565:See also
491:, three
437:Catholic
587:General
493:triples
489:doubles
481:at bats
381:sailors
120:Unknown
114:Unknown
112:Batted:
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428:Havana
365:Havana
205:(1868)
118:Threw:
99:Havana
79:Havana
469:Sylph
192:Teams
90:Died:
67:Born:
826:2020
788:2010
745:2010
706:2010
665:2020
626:ISBN
607:ISBN
534:Cuba
524:RBIs
497:runs
485:hits
432:Cuba
396:1869
375:and
363:The
358:1873
354:1871
346:1870
306:2014
236:1873
226:1872
222:1871
183:.252
103:Cuba
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603:460
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