Alejandro Oms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alejandro Oms

Cuban baseball player

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1896

Place of Birth: Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1946

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Alejandro Oms (March 13, 1896 – November 5, 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East).
Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 51 in Havana. Oms played winter ball in the Cuban League from 1922 to 1946.
He led the league in batting average three times, in 1924/25 (.393), 1928/29 (.432), and 1929/30 (.380), and won the Cuban League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1928/29.
He ranks second all-time for career batting average in the Cuban League (behind Cristóbal Torriente) with an average of .345.
He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944.