Tomás de la Noval
| Tomás de la Noval | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 22, 1914 Guanabacoa, Cuba | |
| Died: February 25, 1981 (aged 67) Miami, Florida | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1935, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1935, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Teams | |
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Tomás Vicente de la Noval (January 22, 1914 – February 25, 1981), nicknamed Pipo, was a Cuban outfielder who played in the Negro leagues in the 1930s.
A native of Guanabacoa, Cuba, de la Noval played for the Cuban Stars (East) in 1935. In three recorded games, he posted two hits in six plate appearances.[1][2]
He managed in the Cuban Amateur League with Deportivo Matanzas. With a pitching staff anchored by the "Three Musketeers" (Rogelio Martínez, Sandy Consuegra, and Angel González), de la Noval lead the team to two titles in 1943 and 1945.[3][4] De la Noval also managed the Cuba national baseball team at the 1944 Amateur World Series in Caracas, Venezuela; the team withdrew halfway through due to disagreements about umpiring decisions at the tournament.[5]
After the Cuban Revolution ended professional baseball in the country, de la Noval became the first manager of Industriales, though in a regional tournament he failed to qualify for the inaugural 1962 Cuban National Series.[6]
De la Noval died in Miami, Florida in 1981 at age 67.
References
- ^ "Tomás Noval". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Tomás Noval". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Fallece una leyenda del béisbol cubano". El Nuevo Herald. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Bjarkman, Peter C. (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1964–2006. McFarland. p. 191.
- ^ "El Béisbol en Venezuela: 1944, el Mundial llega a Caracas (y II Parte)". La Gran Aldea. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Un día como hoy, 59 años atrás, se inaugura en el estadio Latinoamericano la primera Serie Nacional". Baseball de Cuba. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference