Cuno Barragan
Facundo Anthony "Cuno" Barragan (June 20, 1932 in Sacramento, California) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs from to .
Cuno Barragan's only Major League career home run came on his very first major league at bat, on September 1, 1961. 5,427 people witnessed this event, which came early in a 14-inning loss by the Cubs to the Giants at Wrigley Field on a Friday afternoon.
His Hispanic given name and its unique nickname, combined with his cup-of-coffee career, led the authors of The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book to make the following sarcastic comment next to the illustration of his Topps baseball card: "Who the hell is Cuno Barragan? And why are they saying those terrible things about him?"
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Last updated on Tuesday August 26, 2008 at 07:52:26 PDT (GMT -0700)
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