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Pedro Formental
Outfielder
Born: (1915-04-19)April 19, 1915
Báguanos, Cuba
Died: September 15, 1992(1992-09-15) (aged 77)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Negro leagues debut
1947, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last Negro leagues appearance
1947, for the Memphis Red Sox
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Batting average.280
Hits14
Home runs2
Runs batted in12
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Member of the Caribbean
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2006

Pedro Roberto Formental (April 19, 1915 – September 15, 1992) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Mexican League, Negro leagues and in the Cuban League. He played from 1943 to 1955 with several teams. He was selected to the Negro league East-West All-Star Game in 1949.

Formental holds several Cuban League career records, including home runs (54), runs scored (431), and runs batted in (362), as well as the single-season record for RBIs (57).[2] He also played in the 1951, 1952, and 1953 Caribbean Series.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League".[1] Formental's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues in 1947.

References

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  1. ^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Bjarkman, Peter (1994). Baseball with a Latin Beat. pp. 414–15.
  3. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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Cuban League

Stars of the 1950s included Minnie Miñoso, Pedro Formental, Rocky Nelson, Camilo Pascual, Sandy Amorós, and Pedro Ramos. However, with the Cuban Revolution

Deaths in September 1992

heart failure. Martin Eberle, 61, German Olympic weightlifter (1964). Pedro Formental, 77, Cuban-American baseball player. Harvey Hardy, 69, American gridiron

1953 Caribbean Series

end in second place with a 3-3 record. The Habana team was led by RF Pedro Formental, who posted a .560 mark to clinch the batting title. Other contributions

Licoreros de Pampero

55 ERA and 70 strikeouts. Meanwhile, the offense was clearly led by Pedro Formental (.368, six home runs, 32 runs batted in), Mike Goliat (.287, four HR

1951 Caribbean Series

win, 1 save). Also included in the roster were Sandy Amorós (OF), Pedro Formental (OF), Bert Haas (3B), Spider Jorgensen (2B), Ed Mierkowicz (OF), Jiquí

Habana (Cuban League)

Esteban Bellán Lorenzo Cabrera Martín Dihigo Tommy Fine Andrés Fleitas Pedro Formental Valentín González Bert Haas Natilla Jiménez Spider Jorgensen Lou Klein

Marianao (baseball)

Consuegra Ray Dandridge Solly Drake Charlie Dressen Freddie Fitzsimmons Pedro Formental Mike Fornieles Silvio García Billy Herman Buck Leonard Adolfo Luque

Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame

Concepción Venezuela Infielder 5 Celerino Sánchez Mexico Infielder 4 Pedro Formental Cuba Outfielder 3 Jerry White United States Outfielder 3 Champion bat