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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
{"Marrero was} A bit plump, of less than average height, with short arms and small hands. Marrero looked, in uniform, like someone in a baseball costume, not a player. He looked more like a Spanish grocer or peasant than an athlete."
— Roberto González Echevarria
FACT OF THE DAY
Connie Marrero was the oldest player in the Major Leagues in 1954.
Baseball Reference
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Marrero wore two numbers for the Senators. What were they?
A: 21 and 22
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THE MORNING BREW
Oldest former MLB player leaves lasting legacy
Thinking about the oldest things in baseball, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field come to mind. Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are 102 and 100 years old, respectively. What's older than Fenway and Wrigley? Conrado "Connie" Marrero was. Marrero was the oldest former Major League Baseball player alive as of April 23 this year. He was born April 25, 1911, just one year before Fenway Park opened. Marrero died just two days before his 103rd birthday.
Before his major league days, Marrero played amateur baseball in Cuba, his home country. He was on the Cuban team for the Ameteur World Series five times, winning the gold medal three times (1939, 1940 and 1942). He was also on the 1941 silver medal team and the 1944 bronze medal team. He was one of the most successful pitchers to ever take the mound in Cuban Amateur History, winning 123 games during his seven-year playing stint from 1938 to 1945.
After his amateur days, he signed
with the National Federation league in the winter of 1946. Just a few months later, he pitched against two Major League teams, the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers when they were having their spring training sessions in Cuba. In the game against the Yankees, Marrero allowed four hits and one run, beating the Yankees. Against the Dodgers, he allowed four hits and one-run. His Cuban League career record was 69-43. That winning percentage of .600 still is sitting sixth in the all-time charts for the Cuban League.
Marrero played in the minor leagues for three years (1947-1949), pitching
tor the Havana Cubans. In the 1947 season, his record was 25-6. He played in 28 complete games and pitched seven shutouts with 251 strikeouts.
in 1950, he moved up to the major leagues, pitching for the Washington Senators. He made his major league debut on April 21, 1950 when he was four days shy of being 39 years old. Just one season later, Marrero was named to the American League All-Star team, even though he didn't play. Regardless of playing or not, at that point in time he was the oldest first-time All-Star.
He was released from the Senators in 1955. He had a record of 39-40 and a 3.67 ERA. Over his career, he pitched 51 complete games and had seven shutouts.
After being released from the Senators, he went back to Cuba to play for the Havana Sugar Kings. He retired from playing baseball in 1957 when he was 46 years old. He didn't retire from baseball completely, though. He
coached various teams for about 40 more years.
Marrero wasn't the average baseball player. He stood at 5-foot-5 and weighed 158 pounds, having a less than intimidating presence.
ing a less than intimidating presence:
"Putting on that uniform always made me feel bigger, more powerful," Marrero said in 2013, on his 102nd birthday.
The distinction of oldest former major leaguer now belongs to Mike Sandlock, a 98-year-old former catcher who played for the Braves, Dodgers and Pirates.
This week in athletics
Edited by Katie Gilbaugh
Thursday
Women's tennis
Iowa State
10 a.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Track and field
Drake Relays
All day
Des Moines, Iowa
Friday
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Track and field
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All day
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