Pedro Dibut

Pedro Dibut Villafana

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Southington High School
• Debut 1923
• National League Debut May 1, 1924
• Final Game April 22, 1925
• Born November 18, 1892 in Cienfuegos, Cuba
• Died December 4, 1979 in Hialeah, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pedro Dibut was the first player to go from the organized Negro leagues to the majors. While some Cuban players had played for teams identified as Negro in the pre-league era, Dibut was the first to play for teams in both white and black major leagues.

After going 7-8 with a 4.05 ERA for the Cuban Stars of the [[Negro National League[] in 1923, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He was 3-0 with a 2.21 ERA in his brief big-league career, far better than he had done in the "inferior" Negro Leagues.

He pitched in Cuba during most years of the 1920s and is a member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.

Through 2006, only two other major leaguers have been born in Cienfuegos - Jose Tartabull and Joe Azcue.