| LC control no. | n 85220299 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Marichal, Juan |
| Variant(s) | Marichal Sánchez, Juan Antonio |
| Located | Dominican Republic |
| Birth date | 19381020 |
| Place of birth | Laguna Verde (Dominican Republic) |
| Affiliation | United Fruit Company San Francisco Giants (Baseball team) Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players |
| Found in | Cruz, H.J. Juan Marichal, 1983: p. 24 (Juan Antonio Marichal, b. 10/20/38) LC data base, 10-23-85 (hdg.: Marichal, Juan) African American National Biography, accessed February 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Marichal, Juan; Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez; baseball player; born 1938 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic; drove a tractor for the United Fruit Company while pitching for its baseball team; signed with the Escogido Leones, the Dominican affiliate of the San Francisco Giants (1955); signed his first big-league contract with the Giants (1957); helped the team to the World Series (1962) and became the staff ace (1963); became the first Latin pitcher to throw a no-hitter; elected to the All-Star team each year from 1962 through 1969; sold to the Boston Red Sox before the 1974 season; the Giants unveiled a nine-foot statue of him outside their stadium (2005)) |
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