Cubans Gonzalo (Cholly) Naranjo and Gilberto Guerra at 1953 Chattanooga Lookouts picture day.
No dark-skinned players ever wore the Lookouts' uniform before 1963, but dozens of light-skinned Cubans played in the Washington Senators' system and for the Lookouts thanks to a tireless scout named Joe Cambria.
Naranjo, who had three tours of duty with the Lookouts, eventually broke through to the majors in 1956 with the Pirates. Guerra, who won 26 games the year before with Big Spring in the Longhorn League. But he would appear in only three games for the Lookouts before being returned to the Longhorn League for more seasoning (his would win 18 games there). His career ended in 1961 after three seasons in Mexico.
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