Lorenzo Cabrera (30 April 1920 â 22 June 1999), nicknamed "ChiquitÃÂn", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played between 1947 and 1956. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 30 April 1920, Cabrera died in 1999.
Cabrera played eleven seasons in the Cuban League making his debut in the 1942âÂÂ43 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 1946âÂÂ47 season. He led the league in hits in 1950âÂÂ51 with 88. In 1953âÂÂ54 he played for Marianao and Habana. The next season he played with Habana and Cienfuegos. He did not play in 1955âÂÂ56 and last played in 1956âÂÂ57 for Cienfuegos.
Cabrera made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for the New York Cubans, where he played five seasons until 1950.
In 1950, Cabrera played for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League, winning the batting championship with a .355 batting average.
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