Manuel Cueto Melo was a Cuban Major League Baseball

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 player. His professional career lasted from at least 1911, when he played for the Jacksonville Tarpons of the South Atlantic League

Southern League (baseball)

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 until 1939, when he played professionally in the Canal Zone League

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 in Panama

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From 1912 to 1933, Cueto played 20 seasons in the Cuban League

Cuban League

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, batting over .300 11 times. He led the league in batting average twice, in 1918/19 with an average of .344 and in 1926/27 with an average of .398. He ranks tenth all-time in career batting average in the Cuban League, with an average of .301. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

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 in 1950.

In the major leagues, Cueto played one season for the St. Louis Terriers

St. Louis Terriers

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 of the Federal League

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 in 1914, then three seasons for the Cincinnati Reds

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 from 1917 until 1919. He mostly played in the outfield, but also played at least 10 games at second base, shortstop, third base, and catcher.

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