First Filipino: Bobby Balcena

8.01.2006

Bobby Balcena

Bobby Balcena
AKA Robert Rudolph Balcena

1st Filipino-American to play in the Major League Baseball history (Cincinnati Reds, 1956)

DATE OF BIRTH
August 1, 1925

BIRTHPLACE
San Pedro, California, USA

YEAR OF DEATH
January 4, 1990

USEFUL LINKS

31 Facts For Filipino American History Month - October
Wikipedia Article on Bobby Balcena
"Our History is No Mystery"
Notable Filipino Americans

Did you know...

...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?

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