Alex Pompez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alex Pompez

American baseball executive

Date of Birth: 03-May-1890

Place of Birth: Key West, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1974

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alex Pompez

  • Alejandro "Alex" Pompez (May 3, 1890 – March 14, 1974) was an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars (East) and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950.
  • His family had emigrated from Cuba, where his father was a lawyer.
  • Outside baseball and numbers (illegal gambling), he owned and operated a cigar shop in downtown Manhattan.
  • He later served as a scout and director of international scouting for the Giants franchise in Major League Baseball.
  • He was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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