Orlando Varona
Full name: Orlando Clemente Varona Fleitas
Also known as: Orlando · Orlando Varona
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1925-12-08 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1977-03-02
- Debut
- 1948-06-03
Orlando Varona was a Cuban baseball player, born on 8 December 1925 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Orlando Clemente Varona Fleitas. He died on 2 March 1977. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 2 seasons in the Negro American League, between 1948 and 1949. He appears throughout for Memphis Red Sox.
Across his recorded career he batted .241, with 21 hits, 2 home runs and 10 runs batted in.
Career summary
- Seasons 2 (1948–1949)
- Leagues Negro American League
- TeamsMemphis Red Sox
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.241 / .298 / .333
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Memphis Red Sox | Negro American League | 9 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .231 | .310 | .346 | .656 |
| 1949 | Memphis Red Sox | Negro American League | 17 | 66 | 61 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .246 | .292 | .328 | .620 |
| Career total | — | Negro American League | 26 | 96 | 87 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | .241 | .298 | .333 | .631 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Orlando Varona born?
Orlando Varona was born on 1925-12-08 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Orlando Varona play for?
Orlando Varona appears for Memphis Red Sox across 2 recorded seasons.
What are Orlando Varona's career statistics?
In 2 recorded seasons Orlando Varona batted .241 with 21 hits, 2 home runs and 10 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)
