Armando Gallart

Armando A. Gallart

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 162 lb.

• Born ~1922

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Biographical Information

Armando Gallart was on the Cuban national team and reached AA.

Gallart was on Cuba's squad for the 1944 Amateur World Series but did not bat before they withdrew due to umpiring controversies; they were still awarded the Bronze. He made his pro debut with the 1945 Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .278 and slugging .361. That winter, he was a backup infielder for Cienfuegos when they won the Cuban Winter League title; he was 4 for 24 with a double, two runs and two RBI.

He split the summer between the Lookouts (1 for 17) and the Newnan Brownies (.290/?/.367 in 76 G). He hit .238 as the starting third baseman for Matanzas when they won the Cuban National Federation. He hit .251 between three Florida International League teams in 1947 - the Tampa Smokers, Miami Tourists and Lakeland Pilots. He batted .243/?/.298 for Cienfuegos in 1947-1948, as the top backup infielder (Regino Otero, Solly Hemus, Monty Basgall and Silvio Garcia were the starters.

Armando hit .295 and slugged .396 for Lakeland in 1948, rapping 33 doubles. Only Gil Torres had more doubles in the Florida International League and was 10th with 178 hits (between Torres and Peter Kantor). He went 4 for 21 with 3 runs and 4 RBI for Cienfuegos in 1948-1949, his last CWL campaign. He hit .244 in '49 for Lakeland and the Miami Beach Flamingos. His FIL journeys continued with the St. Petersburg Saints in 1950, hitting .272 and slugging .293.

Moving to the Laredo Apaches in 1951, he hit .259/?/.340. He did not play in 1952 and ended up in 1953 with the Brownsville Charros (.266/?/.294 in 28 G) and three Longhorn League teams (a combined .301).