Roberto Enrique Vargas V�lez was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Milwaukee Braves of the National League during the 1955 season. Listed at 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb., Vargas batted and threw left handed. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Vargas was among the first ten Puerto Rican ball players to debut in the major leagues, making his first appearance for Milwaukee on April 17, 1955, the same day as fellow Boricua Roberto Clemente did it with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made 25 relief appearances for the Braves, allowing 23 earned runs on 39 hits and 14 walks for a 8.76 ERA, while striking out 13 in 24? innings of work and did not have a decision. Sent back to the minors midway through the season, Vargas, who had pitched for the Chicago American Giants and Memphis Red Sox of the Negro American League in 1948, performed for 11 teams in eight different leagues in a span of eight seasons from 1949?1960. Besides, he played four years in the Mexican League as well as winter baseball at Puerto Rico between 1947 and 1961, while representing his country several times in the Caribbean Series tournament. 

May 29th, 1929 in Santurce  /  Died:   May 27th, 2014