Willy Miranda

Guillermo Miranda Perez

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 150 lb.

• Debut May 6, 1951
• Final Game September 7, 1959
• Born May 24, 1926 in Velasco, Cuba
• Died September 7, 1996 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Willy Miranda hit .250 for the Cuban national team in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was known as a superb glove man and a weak hitter; Phil Rizzuto, whom Willy backed up with the New York Yankees, called Miranda one of the best fielders he had ever seen.

Notable Achievements

• Won A World Series with the New York Yankees in 1953 (he did not play in the World Series)

Related Sites

• Willy Miranda at the SABR Bio Project