Manuel Cueto
Full name: Manuel Cueto Melo
Also known as: Manuel · Manuel Cueto · Potato
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 165 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
- Born
- 1892-02-08 · Guanajay
- Died
- 1942-06-29
- Debut
- 1914-06-25
Manuel Cueto was a Cuban baseball player, born on 8 February 1892 in Guanajay. His full name is recorded as Manuel Cueto Melo. He is also listed as Potato. He died on 29 June 1942. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 4 seasons in the Federal League and National League, between 1914 and 1919. Most of that was with Cincinnati Reds, 3 seasons of it, with the remainder for St. Louis Terriers.
Across his recorded career he batted .225, with 85 hits, 1 home runs and 32 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .296, in 1918 (108 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 4 (1914–1919)
- Leagues Federal League, National League
- TeamsCincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.073 / .152 / .073
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | St. Louis Terriers | Federal League | 19 | 49 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .073 | .152 | .073 | .225 |
| 1917 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 56 | 160 | 141 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | .199 | .278 | .241 | .519 |
| 1918 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 46 | 134 | 108 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | .296 | .403 | .361 | .764 |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 29 | 105 | 88 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | .250 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| Career total | — | Federal League | 19 | 49 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .073 | .152 | .073 | .225 |
| Career total | — | National League | 131 | 399 | 337 | 34 | 82 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 97 | .243 | .334 | .288 | .622 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Manuel Cueto born?
Manuel Cueto was born on 1892-02-08 in Guanajay.
Which teams did Manuel Cueto play for?
Manuel Cueto appears for Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers across 4 recorded seasons.
What are Manuel Cueto's career statistics?
In 4 recorded seasons Manuel Cueto batted .073 with 3 hits, 0 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)
