Cristóbal Torriente
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Cristóbal Torriente (November 16, 1893 - April 11, 1938) was a Cuban outfielder in Negro league baseball with the Cuban Stars, Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs and Detroit Stars over a career that lasted from 1914 to 1928, plus a single game in 1932. Born in Cienfuegos, he compiled a career batting average of .339, and led the American Giants to Negro National League pennants from 1920 to 1922. He was also the Cuban Winter League's all-time leading hitter with a .350 career average. He died in New York City at age 44. He was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 1939, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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