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About Willy Miranda
- Guillermo "Willy" Miranda Perez (May 24, 1926 — September 7, 1996) was a Cuban-born professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1951–1959.
- Born in Velasco, Cuba, Miranda was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed; he was listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 150 lb (68 kg). He was a popular shortstop in the Cuban professional winter league, distinguishing himself as an outstanding fielder.
- He became even more famous in his native country for being the first Cuban player since the World War I era (Ángel Aragón and Armando Marsans) to play for the New York Yankees.
- This was notable because it took place during the decade of the 1950s, when the Yankees won six World Series -- and because Miranda had grown up as a fan of that team.
- Miranda was on the Yankee roster for the 1953 World Series but did not appear in the Fall Classic.
- He played for nine years in the majors for the Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St.
- Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles.
- Frequently traded early in his career, he was passed back and forth between the White Sox and Browns during the 1952 season: traded by Chicago to St.
- Louis on June 15, 1952; claimed on waivers by the White Sox from the Browns 13 days later; then traded back to the Browns in October 1952.
- Finally, in June 1953, the Browns broke the cycle by selling Miranda's contract to the Yankees. In 1955, Miranda led the American League in double plays.
- Though he was often dazzling in the field, he was a notoriously light hitter, batting .221 lifetime in the majors with a .271 slugging percentage. He died at the age of 70 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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