Coco Gómez

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Juan Gómez Mazorra

Biographical Information[edit]

Coco Gómez played briefly in Cuba then managed.

He played in the Cuban amateur leagues before the Cuban Revolution. [1] A catcher, he was 3-for-27 with four walks, a double, run and three RBI for the Occidentales in the 1963 Cuban Serie Nacional, fielding .938. [2] He then became a coach under Gil Torres. [3]

Moving up to the managerial ranks, he guided the Granjeros in 1965-1966 and 1966-1967, going 53-76. He was the first person to play and manage in Cuba's top league post-revolution. [4] He also coached for the Cuban national team when they won the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games and took Silver in the 1967 Pan American Games. [5] He was 74-25 with La Habana in 1967-1968 as they won a title. He coached for Cuba when they won the 1971 Amateur World Series. [6] After not managing for a couple years, he was 51-15 with the Industriales in 1971-1972. Guiding the expansion Constructores in 1972-1973, he led them to a 46-31 record.

Coco was 13-26 with the Henequeneros in 1974-1975. He managed Guantánamo to a 22-29 record in 1982-1983 and was 72-87 in a two-season stint with Sancti Spíritus from 1983-1985. That ended his managerial career. He continued coaching, including with the national team in the 1990 Baseball World Cup (Gold), 1991 Intercontinental Cup (Gold) [7], 1997 Intercontinental Cup (Silver) [8], 1999 Pan American Games (Gold) [9] and 2000 Olympics (Silver). [10]

Sources[edit]

  1. Ecured
  2. On Cuba News, 2005 Guia Official de Beisbol
  3. Ecured
  4. On Cuba News
  5. On Cuba News
  6. Deportes Cineyotros
  7. Defunct IBAF site
  8. ibid.
  9. Ecured
  10. Defunct IBAF site