Tony Rego | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Wailuku, Hawaii | October 31, 1897|
Died: January 6, 1978 Tulsa, Oklahoma | (aged 80)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 21, 1924, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1925, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 8 |
Teams | |
Antone Rego (October 31, 1897 – January 6, 1978), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in 1924 and 1925 with the St. Louis Browns. He was born as Antone DoRego.
Rego was one of the only players to come from Hawaii for nearly 80 years. He was of Portuguese heritage and could play the ukulele. [1]
He played for 44 games with the Browns in 1924 and 1925, mostly as a backup player. [1]