Gustavo Adolfo Lluberes Herrera (born 1913) was a Dominican pitcher who played in the Negro leagues in the 1930s.

Gustavo Lluberes
Pitcher
Born: 1913
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1936, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Last appearance
1937, for the Cuban Stars (East)
Teams

Early life and family

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A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Lluberes was born into an upper-middle class white family of the Dominican Republic. He is great-great-grandson of Félix Lluberes, who at age 16 fought in the Dominican War of Independence and was the brother of Prudencia Lluberes, the fiancée of Juan Pablo Duarte, the Father of the Nation of the Dominican Republic.


Career

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Lluberes played for the Cuban Stars (East) in 1936 and returned to the club the following season.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gustavo Lluberes". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gustavo Lluberes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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