Pedro Formental
Cuban baseball player (born 1915)
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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.
| Pedro Formental | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 19, 1915 Báguanos, Cuba | |
| Died: September 15, 1992 (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 |
| Hits | 14 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Member of the Caribbean | |
| Induction | 2006 |
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]