Cristóbal Torriente

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Cristóbal Torriente was a Cuban-born Negro Leagues baseball star of the early 20th century, renowned as a powerful left-handed hitter and outstanding all-around outfielder often compared to Babe Ruth.

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Cristóbal Torriente canonical 3

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instanceOf Cuban person
Negro league baseball player
baseball player
bats left
battingStyle left-handed
burialPlace Cementerio de Colón, Havana, Cuba
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
comparedTo Babe Ruth
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1893-11-16
dateOfDeath 1938-04-11
dateOfHallOfFameInduction 2006
describedAs one of the greatest players in Negro leagues history
era early 20th century
ethnicGroup Afro-Cuban
familyName Torriente
fieldOfWork professional baseball
givenName Cristóbal
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
league Cuban League
Negro leagues
linked to: Negro Leagues
memberOfSportsTeam Almendares
Chicago American Giants
Cienfuegos (Cuban League)
Cuban Stars (West)
Detroit Stars
Habana
Kansas City Monarchs
New York Cuban Stars
notableFor all-around outfield play
being compared to Babe Ruth
powerful left-handed hitting
placeOfBirth Cienfuegos, Cuba
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
playedIn Cuba
United States
positionPlayed center fielder
outfielder
right fielder
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
throwingStyle left-handed
throws left

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Chicago American Giants notablePlayer Cristóbal Torriente
All Nations notablePlayer Cristóbal Torriente
Cuban League notablePlayer Cristóbal Torriente