Alejandro Oms | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1896 |
Birth Place: | Santa Clara, Cuba |
Death Place: | La Habana, Cuba |
Debutleague: | Negro leagues |
Debutyear: | 1917 |
Debutteam: | New York Cuban Stars |
Finalleague: | Negro leagues |
Finalyear: | 1935 |
Finalteam: | New York Cubans |
Statleague: | Negro leagues |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .329 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 31 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 216 |
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Hofcolor: | blue |
Hoflink: | Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame |
Hoftype: | Cuban |
Hofdate: | 1944 |
Alejandro Oms Cosme (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 50 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.