// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Chris Vierira? A veira-ly nice guy.
| Chris Vierira | |
|---|---|
 Vierira in 1949 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 16, 1925 Rye, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: February 9, 2002 (aged 76) New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1948, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Career statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Plate appearances | 7 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Justin Alves Vierira (April 16, 1925 – February 9, 2002), nicknamed "Chris" and also known as "Justin Joseph Lópes", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Rye, New York, Vieriria played for the New York Black Yankees in 1948. He died in New Britain, Connecticut in 2002 at age 76[1][2] after working for several years for the Fafnir Bearing Company.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chris Vierira". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Chris Vierira". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Justin Vierira St.; 76; New Britain". Hartford Courant. 11 February 2002. p. 118. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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