Valentín Dreke Explained

Valentín Dreke
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:June 21, 1898
Union de Reyes, Cuba
Death Date:
Cuba
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro leagues
Debutyear:1919
Debutteam:Cuban Stars East
Finalleague:Negro leagues
Finalyear:1927
Finalteam:Cuban Stars West
Statleague:Negro leagues
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.330
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:619
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:15
Stat4label:Runs batted in
Stat4value:264
Stat5label:Stolen bases
Stat5value:60
Teams:
Highlights:
  • Negro National League batting champion (1924)
Hofcolor:blue
Hoflink:Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:Cuban
Hofdate:1945

Valentín Dreke (June 21, 1898 – September 25, 1929) was a Cuban baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1927, doing so with the Cuban Stars (East) and Cuban Stars (West). He also played winter ball with the famed Almendares team on three occasions. He led the Negro National League in batting average in 1924, hitting .389 in 46 games played. In his eight years of Negro league ball, he batted at least .296 in each season. He died of tuberculosis in 1929.[1] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.[2]

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=UyUNlDsfSaYC&dq=Valent%C3%ADn+Dreke+death&pg=PA229 Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .