Early in the 1920s, the New York Giants sent a scout to watch a young Cuban play for Foster\'s American Giants, a baseBall club in the Negro Leagues. "He was a light brown," recalled one of Torrienti\'s teammates, "and would have gone up to th.
The scout liked what he saw, but was disappointed in the player\'s appearance.
During one at-bat this talented slugger lined a Ball so hard that the rightfielder was able to play it off the top of the fence and throw Christobel Torrienti out at first base.
Early in the 1920s, the New York Giants sent a scout to watch a young Cuban play for Foster\'s American Giants, a baseBall club in the Negro Leagues