Claro Duany

Claro Duany
Claro Duany
	Outfielder
	Born: August 12, 1917; Caibarien, Cuba
	Died: March 28, 1997 (aged 79); Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1944, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
	1952, for the Havana Cubans
Negro National League statistics
Batting average	.392
Home runs	1
Runs scored	18
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Cubans (1944, 1947); Industriales de Monterrey (1945–1946); Sherbrooke Athletics (1948–1949, 1951); El Águila de Veracruz (1950); Diablos Rojos del México (1951); Tampa Smokers (1952); Havana Cubans (1952);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1947); Negro League World Series champion (1947);

Claro Duany Yedra (August 12, 1917 – March 28, 1997) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. He played from 1944 to 1952, including two major league seasons with the New York Cubans of the Negro leagues.^[1] An East–West All-Star in 1947, Duany was on the New York team that won the 1947 Negro World Series.

He won the Mexican League batting championship in 1945 and 1946 playing for the Industriales de Monterrey.^[2]^[3] He also won the Cuban League batting title in 1944–45 season, hitting .340.^[4]

References

^ "Claro Duany Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
^ Rubio, Jesús Alberto. "Peloteros cubanos en México: Claro Duany "El Gigante"". dcubanos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ Cieradkowski, Gary Joseph (2 April 2018). "Claro Duany: The Giant". Retrieved 15 April 2025.
^ Peter C. Bjarkman (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006. McFarland & Company. p. 457. ISBN 0-7864-2829-5.

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