| Lorenzo Cabrera | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: 30 April 1920 Cienfuegos, Las Villas, Cuba | |
| Died: 1999 (aged 78–79) Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro National League debut | |
| 1947, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1956, for the Nogales Diablos Rojos | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lorenzo Cabrera (30 April 1920 – 22 June 1999), nicknamed "Chiquitín", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played between 1947 and 1956.[1] Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 30 April 1920,[1] Cabrera died in 1999.[2]
Career
[edit]Cuban League
[edit]Cabrera played eleven seasons in the Cuban League making his debut in the 1942–43 season with Almendares, where he only had one at bat in one game. He did not play for the next three seasons, returning to play with Marianao in the 1946–47 season. He led the league in hits in 1950–51 with 88. In 1953–54 he played for Marianao and Habana. The next season he played with Habana and Cienfuegos. He did not play in 1955–56 and last played in 1956–57 for Cienfuegos.[3]
Negro leagues
[edit]Cabrera made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for the New York Cubans, where he played five seasons until 1950.[4]
Mexican League
[edit]In 1950, Cabrera played for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League, winning the batting championship with a .355 batting average.[5][6]
Career statistics
[edit]Cuban League
[edit]| Season | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942–43 | Almendares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946–47 | Marianao | 28 | 113 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .248 |
| 1947–48 | Marianao | 47 | 170 | 18 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .253 |
| 1948–49 | Marianao | 61 | 207 | 20 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | .314 |
| 1949–50 | Marianao | 63 | 227 | 26 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | .330 |
| 1950–51 | Marianao | 70 | 257 | 36 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 6 | .342 |
| 1951–52 | Marianao | 55 | 205 | 23 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .298 |
| 1952–53 | Marianao | 64 | 245 | 32 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 2 | .314 |
| 1953–54 | Marianao / Habana | 71 | 291 | 41 | 92 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 3 | .316 |
| 1954–55 | Habana / Cienfuegos | 57 | 189 | 25 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .296 |
| 1956–57 | Cienfuegos | 24 | 100 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .310 |
| Total (11 seasons) | 541 | 2005 | 246 | 616 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 210 | 29 | .307 | |
Source:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lorenzo Cabrera Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ Goenaga, Juan A. Martínez de Osaba (May 23, 2019). Racismo y béisbol cubano. RUTH. p. 3. ISBN 9789590620553 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Figueredo, Jorge S. (1 August 2015). Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. p. 396. ISBN 978-0786482641.
- ^ "Cabrera, Lorenzo" (PDF). Negro Southern League Museum Research Center. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Llegó ayer Chiquitín Cabrera". El Informador (in Spanish). 4 April 1950. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Cruz, Gabriel (13 July 2019). "Campeón de bateo de la LMB, asignatura pendiente para Diablos Rojos". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads