Lino Donoso
Full name: Lino Donoso Galata
Also known as: Lino · Lino Donoso
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
- Born
- 1922-09-23 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1990-10-13
- Debut
- 1947-05-03
Lino Donoso was a Cuban baseball player, born on 23 September 1922 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Lino Donoso Galata. He died on 13 October 1990. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the National League and Negro National League II, between 1947 and 1956. Most of that was with Pittsburgh Pirates, 2 seasons of it, with the remainder for New York Cubans.
He is credited with 10 wins against 9 losses, an earned run average of 3.65, and 85 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.03, in 1947 (93.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 6, in 1947.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1947–1956)
- Leagues National League, Negro National League II
- TeamsNew York Cubans, Pittsburgh Pirates
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.225 / .244 / .350 - ERA 2.03
· Innings 93.0
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 20 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .225 | .244 | .350 | .594 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 25 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 20 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .225 | .244 | .350 | .594 |
| Career total | — | National League | 28 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 6 | 3 | 2.03 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 93.0 | 80 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 1.183 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 4 | 6 | 5.31 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 95.0 | 106 | 58 | 56 | 16 | 35 | 38 | 1.484 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.800 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 6 | 3 | 2.03 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 93.0 | 80 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 1.183 |
| Career total | — | National League | 4 | 6 | 5.21 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 96.2 | 108 | 58 | 56 | 16 | 36 | 39 | 1.490 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Lino Donoso born?
Lino Donoso was born on 1922-09-23 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Lino Donoso play for?
Lino Donoso appears for New York Cubans, Pittsburgh Pirates across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Lino Donoso's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Lino Donoso batted .225 with 9 hits, 1 home runs and 2 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
