Cholly Naranjo
Lazaro Ramon Gonzalo Naranjo "Gonzalo"
Born: November 25, 1933
La Habana, La Habana CU
Deceased: January 13, 2022
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1952-1961
Major League Statistics
Cholly Naranjo compiled a career record of 72 wins and 78 losses and a 3.65 ERA in his 296-game pitching career with the Richmond Colts, Chattanooga Lookouts, Havana Cubanos, Charlotte Hornets, Lincoln Chiefs, Hollywood Stars, Columbus Red Birds, Nashville Vols, Columbus Jets, Jacksonville Jets and Houston Buffs. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.49 | 16 | 11 | 98.0 | 96 | 51 | 38 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.75 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | FLIN | Havana Cubanos | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.77 | 29 | 17 | 148.0 | 168 | 77 | 62 | 6 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.58 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 73.0 | 77 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4.40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 104.3 | 110 | 69 | 51 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.05 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 118.0 | 98 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 39 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.95 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 180.0 | 181 | 95 | 79 | 15 | 85 | 96 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.92 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 111.0 | 109 | 55 | 36 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.85 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 166.0 | 200 | 88 | 71 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.35 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 180.0 | 210 | 97 | 87 | 20 | 66 | 13 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.40 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.7 | 63 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.32 | 6 | 0 | 19.0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 72 | 78 | .480 | 3.65 | 296 | 145 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 1279.0 | 1336 | 648 | 518 | 92 | 475 | 26 | 534 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 19 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .281 | .531 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | FLIN | Havana Cubanos | 37 | 55 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .236 | .236 | .473 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 9 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 23 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .121 | .194 | .152 | .346 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 13 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .167 | .259 | .167 | .426 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 19 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .293 | .286 | .317 | .603 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 36 | 66 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .131 | .185 | .131 | .316 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 17 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .184 | .244 | .211 | .454 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 37 | 58 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .234 | .333 | .234 | .567 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 50 | 69 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .175 | .224 | .175 | .398 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | 33 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .130 | .136 | .267 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 318 | 475 | 436 | 29 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 52 | .195 | .238 | .209 | .447 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | FLIN | Havana Cubanos | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 22 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .970 | 1.455 |
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 12 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.750 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 19 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .944 | 1.789 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 33 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 3 | .940 | 1.909 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 17 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 2.059 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 33 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .936 | 1.333 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 48 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .982 | 1.146 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | P | 29 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .963 | .897 |
| Totals | 287 | 96 | 214 | 14 | 10 | .957 | 1.080 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B | Piedmont League | Richmond Colts | |||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1953 | B | Florida International League | Havana Cubanos | |||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Jets | HOU | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN |
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