Claro Duany
Full name: Claro Duany Yedra
Also known as: Claro · Claro Duany · El Gigante
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
- Born
- 1917-08-12 · Caibarien, Las Villas
- Died
- 1997-03-28
- Debut
- 1944-04-16
Claro Duany was a Cuban baseball player, born on 12 August 1917 in Caibarien. His full name is recorded as Claro Duany Yedra. He is also listed as El Gigante. He died on 28 March 1997. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 2 seasons in the Negro National League II, between 1944 and 1947. He appears throughout for New York Cubans.
Across his recorded career he batted .309, with 84 hits, 4 home runs and 34 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .321, in 1947 (168 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 2 (1944–1947)
- Leagues Negro National League II
- TeamsNew York Cubans
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.309 / .382 / .419
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 35 | 112 | 104 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | .288 | .339 | .423 | .762 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 44 | 192 | 168 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | .321 | .406 | .417 | .823 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 79 | 304 | 272 | 39 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | .309 | .382 | .419 | .801 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Claro Duany born?
Claro Duany was born on 1917-08-12 in Caibarien, Las Villas.
Which teams did Claro Duany play for?
Claro Duany appears for New York Cubans across 2 recorded seasons.
What are Claro Duany's career statistics?
In 2 recorded seasons Claro Duany batted .309 with 84 hits, 4 home runs and 34 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)
