Lorenzo Cabrera

Lorenzo Cabrera
Lorenzo Cabrera
	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
Teams
	New York Cubans (1947–1948); Diablos Rojos del México (1950); Ottawa Giants (1951); Oakland Oaks (1951); Bryan / Del Rio Indians (1954); Port Arthur Sea Hawks (1955); Tijuana Potros (1956); Nogales Diablos Rojos (1956);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro League World Series champion (1947);

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

Cuban League

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

Cabrera made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for the New York Cubans, where he played five seasons until 1950.^[4]

Mexican League

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

Cuban League

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

^ ^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

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

[a-1] "Lorenzo Cabrera Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

[2] Goenaga, Juan A. Martínez de Osaba (May 23, 2019). Racismo y béisbol cubano. RUTH. p. 3. ISBN 9789590620553 – via Google Books.

[figueredo-3] Figueredo, Jorge S. (1 August 2015). Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. p. 396. ISBN 978-0786482641.

[4] "Cabrera, Lorenzo" (PDF). Negro Southern League Museum Research Center. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[5] "Llegó ayer Chiquitín Cabrera". El Informador (in Spanish). 4 April 1950. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[6] Cruz, Gabriel (13 July 2019). "Campeón de bateo de la LMB, asignatura pendiente para Diablos Rojos". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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