The T206 Honus Wagner of Cuban Baseball Cards. Previously unknown card features Torriente with the team that he moved to in the middle of the 1923-24 season, the Marianao Tigers. The regular and more common 1923-24 Tomas Gutierrez card shows him with Havana. Between five and ten specimens exist. Torriente, the finest Cuban player of the day was known for his heavy drinking and explosive temper. He was likely involved with some kind of skirmish that caused the abnormal practice of him moving to another team in the middle of the season. The card measures 2.5x1.75" and is printed in gorgeous sepia. Blank backed, at the top it reads "Marianao B.B.C." The cards from the premium album issued from this set do not have the team names at top. Also, in the premium album he appears with Havana. We only mention this to show that it was not cut from the premium album. This card may be a kind of proof created to bank on the popularity of Torriente and his move to another team. Whether or not the card was ever released is unknown. Condition: The card has very light foxing on the left border and has an uneven cut at the top. It has a minuscule imperfection on his forehead that can only be seen at close inspection. The card is overall a beautiful EX-MT. Torriente is without par as the greatest Latin player of the time. It is suggested by many he is also the greatest player of all time in any race. Interestingly, when Babe Ruth came to Cuba with the New York Giants (yes Giants), Torriente had three home runs while Ruth had none. When the Bachracht Giants played in Cuban League with players like Oscar Charleston, Lundy, Santop and Clark they were no match for the Cubans. But the greatest plaudit ever bestowed on Torriente was by the Godfather himself, Rube Foster. Back in the 1920's when Foster could have his pick of cleanup hitters for his Chicago American Giants for seven years, he had one man: Torriente. Alcoholism did Torriente in, shortening his brilliant career and his life. He died in Harlem in 1938 and was buried in a grave that no one has ever seen. The legend that his body was then triumphantly brought back to Cuba draped in the country's flag is untrue. This card has all the factors to make it truly special in the category of Wagner, Lajoie, Plank and the others. The rarity, the fact that it is an "error" card, the Tomas Gutierrez set being a major Cuban card issue, the story behind the cards creation and how it factors into the life of this great player, the mystery behind its subsequent use, and the fact that it is of a great, great player.