Lorenzo Cabrera (30 April 1920 – 22 June 1999), nicknamed "Chiquitín", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played between 1947 and 1956."Lorenzo Cabrera Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2012. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 30 April 1920, Cabrera died in 1999.
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.
Negro leagues Cabrera made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for the New York Cubans, where he played five seasons until 1950.
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.
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: Who's Who in Cuban Baseball
Mexican League Season Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA SLG 1950 México 68 268 40 95 10 3 1 39 14 35 .354 .425 Source: Enciclopedia del Beisbol Mexicano
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