Ramón Carneado
| Ramón Carneado | |
|---|---|
Carneado in 1943 | |
| Catcher / manager | |
| Born: October 14, 1919 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: November 23, 1992 (aged 73) Miami, Florida |
Ramón Carneado (October 14, 1919 — November 23, 1992) was a Cuban baseball player and manager. He is best known as the manager of the Industriales team that won four consecutive Cuban National Series championships from 1963 to 1966.
Carneado played in the Cuban Amateur League as a catcher with the storied Vedado Tennis Club, and later with the "Caribes" of the Universidad de La Habana. He then signed a professional contract with the Tigres de Marianao of the Cuban Winter League.[1] By the early 1950s, he had retired as a player, and went on to serve as a coach for Marianao.[2] He served as an assistant coach for the Cuba national team under manager Clemente Carreras at the 1952 Amateur World Series in Havana.[1] By the turn of the 1960s, he was managing Universidad, where he worked as a professor.[3][4][1] In this capacity, he led the Cuban national collegiate team at the 1962 Latin American University Games, a one-time event held in Havana.[5]
After Industriales failed to qualify for the first edition of the Cuban National Series, organized after professional baseball was abolished in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, Carneado took the manager job and led the team to qualify for the 1962–63 Cuban National Series.[1][6] Industriales went on to finish with 16 wins and 14 losses, winning the league title. Under Carneado, the team repeated as champions in the next three seasons (1963–64, 1964–65, and 1965–66).[1] Under Carneado, the team earned the slogan "El que le gane a los azules se muere" ("Whoever beats the Blues dies").[7]
Despite his success at the helm of Industriales, Carneado was never appointed manager of Cuba's senior national team. After missing out on the managerial job for the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico, the resulting controversy resulted in Carneado being removed from his position as Industriales manager.[1] He was appointed director of baseball operations in the eastern provinces, and later returned to coach the Universidad team.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ramón Carneado, el estratega olvidado del béisbol cubano". El Nuevo Herald. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Ramon Carneado Baseball Card No. 89 - Cuba". Cuba Collectibles. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Rafael Conte vs. la Universidad". Digital Library of the Caribbean. Noticias de Hoy. 24 September 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Inauguran el campeonato del beisbol amateur del INDER". Digital Library of the Caribbean. Noticias de Hoy. 3 June 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ ""Contamos con un magnifico equipo" - Ramon Carneado". Digital Library of the Caribbean. Noticias de Hoy. 7 October 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ a b "La mística de los Industriales". On Cuba News. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Azules con los mejores números". Radio Rebelde. 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2025.