Hometown · Colón, Panama
Colón
17 major leaguers were born in Colón, the 2nd most of any town in Panama. The best known is Ben Oglivie.
17major leaguers
1944first debut
0Active in 2025
0Hall of Famers
1,615hits: Ben Oglivie
219strikeouts: Manny Acosta
Players born in Colón
17
| Player | Position | Years | H | HR | AVG | W | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 1971–1986 | 1,615 | 235 | .273 | |||
| Manny Sanguillén | C | 1967–1980 | 1,500 | 65 | .296 | |||
| Héctor López | OF | 1955–1966 | 1,251 | 136 | .269 | |||
| Rennie Stennett | 2B | 1971–1981 | 1,239 | 41 | .274 | |||
| Chico Salmon | 2B | 1964–1972 | 415 | 31 | .249 | |||
| Manny Acosta | P | 2007–2012 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 219 | 3.99 | |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | 1967–1971 | 190 | 17 | .244 | |||
| Humberto Robinson | P | 1955–1960 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 3.25 | |
| Archie Brathwaite | OF | 1944–1948 | 103 | 4 | .268 | |||
| Vibert Clarke | P | 1946–1955 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 3.76 | |
| Ossie Chavarria | 2B | 1966–1967 | 52 | 2 | .208 | |||
| Vic Barnett | OF | 1944 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Alberto Baldonado | P | 2021 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Bill Haywood | P | 1968 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Allan Lewis | DH | 1967–1973 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Prescott | OF | 1961 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Colthirst | SS | 1948 | 1 | 0 |
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Nearby baseball towns: Gatún (3) · Chorrera (2) · Panama City (24) · Panama (1) · Chepo (1) · Aguadulce (5)