Fermin Valdes
Full name: Fermín Valdés Peña
Also known as: Fermin · Strike
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
- Born
- 1910-08-16 · Guanabacoa, La Habana
- Debut
- 1935-05-18
Fermin Valdes is a Cuban baseball player, born on 16 August 1910 in Guanabacoa, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Fermín Valdés Peña. He is also listed as Strike. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the Negro American League and Negro National League II, between 1935 and 1944. Most of that was with New York Cubans, 2 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns.
Across his recorded career he batted .244, with 39 hits, 0 home runs and 5 runs batted in.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1935–1944)
- Leagues Negro American League, Negro National League II
- TeamsCincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, New York Cubans
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.221 / .245 / .253
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 |
| 1939 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 21 | 89 | 86 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .233 | .258 | .256 | .514 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | Negro American League | 20 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .277 | .347 | .292 | .639 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 24 | 98 | 95 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .221 | .245 | .253 | .498 |
| Career total | — | Negro American League | 20 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .277 | .347 | .292 | .639 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Fermin Valdes born?
Fermin Valdes was born on 1910-08-16 in Guanabacoa, La Habana.
Which teams did Fermin Valdes play for?
Fermin Valdes appears for Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, New York Cubans across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Fermin Valdes's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Fermin Valdes batted .221 with 21 hits, 0 home runs and 3 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)
