Luis Alomá
Full name: Luis Alomá Barba
Also known as: Luis · Luis Alomá Barba · Witto
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
- Born
- 1923-06-19 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1997-04-07
- Debut
- 1950-04-19
Luis Alomá was a Cuban pitcher, born on 19 June 1923 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Luis Alomá Barba. He is also listed as Witto. He died on 7 April 1997. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 4 seasons in the American League, between 1950 and 1953. He appears throughout for Chicago White Sox.
He is credited with 18 wins against 3 losses, an earned run average of 3.45, and 116 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 1.82, in 1951 (69.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 7, in 1950.
Career summary
- Seasons 4 (1950–1953)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsChicago White Sox
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.167 / .184 / .188 - ERA 3.45
· Innings 235.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 42 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .134 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 25 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .350 | .381 | .400 | .781 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career total | — | American League | 116 | 51 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .167 | .184 | .188 | .372 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 7 | 2 | 3.81 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 87.1 | 77 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 53 | 49 | 1.489 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 6 | 0 | 1.82 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 69.1 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 1.096 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.325 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 2 | 0 | 4.70 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 38.1 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 1.670 |
| Career total | — | American League | 18 | 3 | 3.45 | 116 | 1 | 15 | 235.0 | 212 | 98 | 90 | 21 | 111 | 116 | 1.374 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Luis Alomá born?
Luis Alomá was born on 1923-06-19 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Luis Alomá play for?
Luis Alomá appears for Chicago White Sox across 4 recorded seasons.
What are Luis Alomá's career statistics?
In 4 recorded seasons Luis Alomá batted .167 with 8 hits, 0 home runs and 3 runs batted in.
What position did Luis Alomá play?
Luis Alomá is recorded as pitcher.
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)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- 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)
