Julio Moreno (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Güines, Cuba
About Julio Moreno (baseball)
- Julio Moreno González (January 28, 1921 – January 2, 1987) was a Cuban-born right-handed pitcher in North American professional baseball.
- Nicknamed "Jiquí" (after a hardwood tree) and "the Cuban Bob Feller" for his blazing fastball, Moreno was a star in Cuban amateur baseball circles before he turned professional in 1947 and his mound career would extend into 1966, when he was 45 years of age.
- Moreno appeared in 73 games played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators from 1950–1953.
- The native of Güines stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
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