Cristóbal Torriente

Outfield 1913–1932 Hall of Fame 2006 Negro Leagues

1,035H

64HR

.340AVG

686RBI

.942OPS

Cristóbal Torriente, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, played 20 seasons (1913–1932) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Cuban Stars of Havana. He collected 1,035 hits and 64 home runs with a .340 batting average, ranking 20th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

Born: November 16, 1893 · Cienfuegos, Cuba · 20 major leaguers from Cienfuegos
Bats / Throws: L / L
Teams: Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Cuban Stars of Havana, Cuban Stars West, Kansas City Monarchs, Louisville Black Caps
Died: 1938

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1913	Cuban Stars of Havana	25	100	15	38	9	6	2	26	8	4	—	.380
1914	Cuban Stars of Havana	33	117	28	46	10	4	2	22	6	21	—	.393
1915	Cuban Stars of Havana	52	196	35	68	12	3	2	32	12	18	—	.347
1916	Cuban Stars West	51	183	30	60	10	2	2	38	7	22	—	.328
1918	Cuban Stars West	36	133	31	48	5	9	1	27	3	16	—	.361
1919	Chicago American Giants	41	143	32	47	10	3	3	35	7	33	—	.329
1920	Chicago American Giants	57	211	44	83	18	7	2	50	8	20	2	.393
1921	Chicago American Giants	73	248	64	84	7	11	9	61	18	31	7	.339
1922	Chicago American Giants	54	187	46	54	9	1	8	35	12	29	6	.289
1923	Chicago American Giants	74	261	69	101	22	5	4	63	12	44	—	.387
1924	Chicago American Giants	75	258	60	94	28	6	8	82	12	46	1	.364
1925	Chicago American Giants	88	293	52	77	11	6	9	65	5	54	—	.263
1926	Kansas City Monarchs	77	276	58	97	17	6	5	65	18	37	0	.351
1927	Detroit Stars	88	322	45	101	17	2	6	60	6	46	—	.314
1928	Detroit Stars	37	111	14	36	8	3	1	25	2	5	0	.324
1932	Louisville Black Caps	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	—	.500
Career		863	3,041	623	1,035	193	75	64	686	136	426	16	.340

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB
1913	Cuban Stars of Havana	1	1	0.90	3	1	0	20.0	8	8
1914	Cuban Stars of Havana	4	4	4.67	8	8	0	61.2	32	21
1915	Cuban Stars of Havana	0	0	1.35	3	1	0	13.1	8	6
1916	Cuban Stars West	0	2	5.59	2	2	0	9.2	4	9
1918	Cuban Stars West	2	2	2.68	8	5	0	57.0	21	29
1919	Chicago American Giants	3	1	2.88	5	5	0	40.2	24	20
1920	Chicago American Giants	0	1	3.38	1	1	0	8.0	1	2
1921	Chicago American Giants	2	1	4.13	6	4	0	28.1	14	3
1922	Chicago American Giants	0	1	3.72	2	2	0	9.2	2	3
1923	Chicago American Giants	2	1	3.43	4	3	0	21.0	9	6
1927	Detroit Stars	2	1	3.21	3	3	0	28.0	8	8
1928	Detroit Stars	6	2	6.57	14	9	1	74.0	18	18
1932	Louisville Black Caps	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.2	0	1
Career		22	17	3.96	60	44	1	373.0	149	134

Negro Leagues Shaded rows are Negro Leagues seasons, recognized as major league by MLB since 2020.

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