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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. [1] He died of tuberculosis in 1929.[2] He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.[1]

Valentín Dreke
Outfielder
Born: (1898-06-21)June 21, 1898 Union de Reyes, Cuba
Died: September 25, 1929(1929-09-25) (aged 31) Cuba
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1919, for the Cuban Stars East
Last appearance
1927, for the Cuban Stars West
Career statistics
Batting average	.330
Hits	619
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	264
Stolen bases	60
Teams
Cuban Stars (East) (1919) Cuban Stars (West) (1920-1927) Almendares (1922-1923, 1927)
Career highlights and awards
Negro National League batting champion (1924)
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1945

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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