Nino Escalera
| Nino Escalera | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder/First baseman | |
| Born: December 1, 1929 Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: July 3, 2021 (aged 91) Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .159 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Saturnino Escalera Cuadrado (December 1, 1929 – July 3, 2021) was a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and scout whose playing career extended for 14 seasons (1949–1962). The outfielder and first baseman appeared for one full season, 1954, in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs and was the first player of African descent to appear in an MLB game for the Cincinnati franchise. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).