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Charlie Rivera (baseball)

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Charlie Rivera
Infielder
Born: (1911-09-18)September 18, 1911
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Died: July 27, 2003(2003-07-27) (aged 91)
New York, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1944, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Carlos Lavezzari Rivera (September 18, 1911 – July 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican infielder in the Negro leagues between 1939 and 1944.

A native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, Rivera made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Baltimore Elite Giants. He went on to play for the New York Cubans and New York Black Yankees.[1][2] Rivera died in New York, New York in 2003 at age 91.

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Rivera". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Charlie Rivera". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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