Oscar Estrada was a Major League Baseball

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Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

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 who appeared in one game for the St. Louis Browns

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 in 1929. The left-hander stood 5'8" and weighed 160 lbs.

Estrada played in 1924 and 1925 for the integrated Cuban Stars (East)

Cuban Stars (East)

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 in the Eastern Colored League

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 but most of his baseball career was in Cuba. In 1926 and 1927, Estrada pitched for the Lynn Papooses of the New England League

New England League

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. He played for the Shreveport Sports

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 in 1929.

On April 21, 1929, the 25-year-old Estrada came in to pitch the top of the 9th inning

Inning

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 in a home game against the Detroit Tigers

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 at Sportsman's Park

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. He was the Browns' fourth pitcher in the game, relieving Herb Cobb

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. He pitched a scoreless inning, although he allowed a hit

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 and a walk

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, but the Browns lost 16-9. His lifetime ERA

Earned run average

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 stands at 0.00.

Following his brief major league stint, Estrada returned to the Sports. His minor league baseball

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 career continued until , which he split between the Syracuse Chiefs, Greensboro Patriots, and Harrisburg Senators

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He died in his hometown of Havana, Cuba at the age of 73.

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