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Cuno Barragan, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), heart failure.
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|Facundo Anthony "Cuno" Barragan (June 20, 1932 – May 12, 2024) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs from 1961 to 1963. Barragan, born in Sacramento, California, threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He attended Sacramento City College and California State University, Sacramento.
Career
Cuno Barragan's only MLB home run came on his very first big-league at-bat, on September 1, 1961, off left-hander Dick LeMay; 5,427 people witnessed this event, which came early in a 14-inning loss by the Cubs to the Giants at Wrigley Field on a Friday afternoon.
All told, Barragan collected 33 career hits in the majors, with six doubles and a triple, with 14 runs batted in in 69 games played. He batted .202.
Personal life
His Hispanic given name and its unique nickname, combined with his cup-of-coffee career, led the authors of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book to make the following sarcastic comment next to the illustration of his Topps baseball card: "Who the hell is Cuno Barragan? And why are they saying those terrible things about him?"
In 1973, Barragan was inducted into the Mexican American Hall of Fame, an organization which honors individuals from the Sacramento area. In 2002, he was elected to the Sacramento City College Hall of Fame for baseball and football.
Barragan died from heart failure in Placer County, California, on May 12, 2024, at the age of 91.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 9 questions
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1.Where was Cuno Barragan born?
- A.Sacramentocorrect
- B.Kraków
- C.Marseille
- D.Turin
Cuno Barragan was born in Sacramento.
Source: Biography: place of birth: "nce · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1932. Archive reco
2.In which field was Cuno Barragan known?
- A.baseball playercorrect
- B.novelist
- C.architect
- D.chemist
The biography describes Cuno Barragan as a baseball player.
Source: Profile: occupation: "(Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1932. Archive record: age at death 91. Archive record: place
3.What nationality was Cuno Barragan?
- A.Austrian
- B.Americancorrect
- C.Argentine
- D.Australian
Cuno Barragan is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "rchive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1932. Archive record: age at death 91. Archive record: place of birth Sacramento. Archive record: occu
4.What did Cuno Barragan die of?
- A.cancer
- B.pneumonia
- C.a stroke
- D.heart failurecorrect
The biography records that Cuno Barragan died of heart failure.
Source: Biography: cause of death: "ive record: year of birth 1932. Archive record: age at death 91. Archive record: place of birth Sacramento. Archive record: occupation baseball player. Archive re
5.In which year did Cuno Barragan die?
- A.2011
- B.2024correct
- C.2015
- D.2017
Cuno Barragan died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "e at death 91. Archive record: place of birth Sacramento. Archive record: occupation baseball player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: cause of
6.How old was Cuno Barragan when they died?
- A.86
- B.98
- C.83
- D.91correct
Cuno Barragan was 91 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "istics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: yea
7.In which year was Cuno Barragan born?
- A.1923
- B.1932correct
- C.1926
- D.1920
Cuno Barragan was born in 1932.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "== External links == Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac Archive record: year o
8.In which month did Cuno Barragan die?
- A.August
- B.June
- C.July
- D.Maycorrect
Cuno Barragan died in May.
Source: Archive record: date of death: ": age at death 91. Archive record: place of birth Sacramento. Archive record: occupation baseball player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record
9.On which day of the month did Cuno Barragan die?
- A.14
- B.12correct
- C.13
- D.11
Cuno Barragan died on day 12 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ord: age at death 91. Archive record: place of birth Sacramento. Archive record: occupation baseball player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive rec
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