Manuel Cueto "El Hombre Diablo"

This site is a comprehensive study and presentation about the life and baseball career of Manuel Cueto. It is devoted to honoring and preserving his memory and achievements.

Manuel Cueto (d. 1942, Regla, Cuba) was one of the earliest Cubans to play professional baseball in the United States of America. His baseball career spanned thirty years. He played on minor league teams in the United States, in the U.S. major leagues and with independent / outlaw baseball teams. In addition, he had an extremely successful playing career in Cuba and was a player / manager on teams in several countries in Central America. Manuel Cueto was inducted into the Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano (Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame) in 1950.

Material about Manuel Cueto accessible through the pages of this web site will be:

a detailed examination and documentation of his baseball career
a summary of his records, honors and achievements
comprehensive batting and fielding statistics
images of Manuel Cueto baseball cards
individual, team and family photographs
information about teammates and managers he played with
photographs of the baseball fields where he played
fun facts about his life and baseball career
a genealogical study of his ancestors and descendants
a chronicle of the baseball career of his son, Roberto Cueto
a timeline and an interactive map
images of a variety of primary documents
an exhaustive bibliography of sources and materials
links to additional resources for information about Manuel Cueto
The Courtship of a Son of Swat

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Manuel Cueto
"El Hombre Diablo"

Richard A. Tompkins
Marna L. Clemons
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