Martín Dihigo
Full name: Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos
Also known as: El InmortalEl Maestro · El Maestro; El Inmortal · Martin · Martín Dihigo
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
- Born
- 1905-05-25 · Cidra, Matanzas
- Died
- 1971-05-20
- Debut
- 1925-05-03
Martín Dihigo was a Cuban baseball player, born on 25 May 1905 in Cidra, Matanzas. His full name is recorded as Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos. He is also listed as El InmortalEl Maestro. He died on 20 May 1971. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the Eastern Colored League and Negro National League II, between 1925 and 1945. Most of that was with New York Cubans, 3 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cuban Stars (East), Hilldale Club and Homestead Grays.
Across his recorded career he batted .303, with 149 hits, 28 home runs and 53 runs batted in. He is credited with 11 wins against 7 losses, an earned run average of 2.13, and 95 strikeouts. His highest recorded season average was .294, in 1935 (197 AB). His most home runs in a season was 10, in 1936.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1925–1945)
- Leagues Eastern Colored League, Negro National League II
- TeamsCuban Stars (East), Hilldale Club, Homestead Grays, New York Cubans
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.382 / .462 / .941
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1926 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .571 | .700 | 1.571 | 2.271 |
| 1927 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .556 | .556 | 1.556 | 2.112 |
| 1927 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | 6 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .333 | .333 | .625 | .958 |
| 1928 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | 7 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .333 | .355 | .600 | .955 |
| 1929 | Hilldale Club | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1931 | Hilldale Club | Eastern Colored League | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1935 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 54 | 220 | 197 | 39 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | .294 | .365 | .487 | .852 |
| 1936 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 44 | 171 | 151 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | .278 | .359 | .543 | .902 |
| 1945 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 19 | 64 | 55 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .327 | .422 | .527 | .949 |
| Career total | — | Eastern Colored League | 9 | 40 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | .382 | .462 | .941 | 1.403 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 130 | 510 | 457 | 88 | 136 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 240 | .298 | .368 | .525 | .893 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 4 | 2 | 1.20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 52.2 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 1.196 |
| 1936 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 7 | 2 | 2.69 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 80.1 | 73 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 1.145 |
| 1945 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 0 | 3 | 2.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.286 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 11 | 7 | 2.13 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 156.1 | 143 | 72 | 37 | 12 | 42 | 95 | 1.183 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Martín Dihigo born?
Martín Dihigo was born on 1905-05-25 in Cidra, Matanzas.
Which teams did Martín Dihigo play for?
Martín Dihigo appears for Cuban Stars (East), Hilldale Club, Homestead Grays, New York Cubans across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Martín Dihigo's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Martín Dihigo batted .382 with 13 hits, 6 home runs and 9 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)
