Leovigildo Xiqués
Full name: Leovigildo Xiqués Lugo
Also known as: Leovigildo · Leovigildo Xiqués
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
- Born
- 1917-09-23 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1999-09-14
- Debut
- 1944-04-17
Leovigildo Xiqués was a Cuban baseball player, born on 23 September 1917 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Leovigildo Xiqués Lugo. He died on 14 September 1999. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the Negro American League, between 1944 and 1947. Most of that was with Indianapolis Clowns, 2 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns.
Across his recorded career he batted .262, with 54 hits, 0 home runs and 24 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .324, in 1944 (111 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1944–1947)
- Leagues Negro American League
- TeamsCincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, Indianapolis Clowns
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.262 / .327 / .296
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 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | Negro American League | 28 | 121 | 111 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | .324 | .375 | .387 | .762 |
| 1946 | Indianapolis Clowns | Negro American League | 25 | 100 | 87 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .195 | .278 | .195 | .473 |
| 1947 | Indianapolis Clowns | Negro American League | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| Career total | — | Negro American League | 56 | 230 | 206 | 28 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61 | .262 | .327 | .296 | .623 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Leovigildo Xiqués born?
Leovigildo Xiqués was born on 1917-09-23 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Leovigildo Xiqués play for?
Leovigildo Xiqués appears for Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, Indianapolis Clowns across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Leovigildo Xiqués's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Leovigildo Xiqués batted .262 with 54 hits, 0 home runs and 24 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)
