Juan Guilbe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guilbe and the second or maternal family name is Colón.

Juan Guilbe Colón (June 26, 1914 – April 29, 1994) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s.

Juan Guilbe
Pitcher
Born: (1914-06-26)June 26, 1914 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: April 29, 1994(1994-04-29) (aged 79) Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1947, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Cubans (1940) Indianapolis Clowns (1947)

A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Guilbe played on the Puerto Rico national baseball team that competed at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games. He pitched six innings in one game, with four strikeouts against Cuba; he also appeared as a first baseman in the tournament.^[1]

He was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Felix Guilbe.^[2] Older brother Juan pitched in the Negro leagues for the New York Cubans in 1940, and the Indianapolis Clowns in 1947,^{[citation needed]} and was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.^{[citation needed]} Guilbe died in Ponce in 1994 at age 79.