The Petroleros de Cabimas was a baseball club that played from 1991 through 1995 in the

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. The Petroleros joined the league as an

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in the Western Division and played its home games at Estadio Víctor Davalillo in

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, a town on the shore of

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. The Petroleros performed poorly during their four seasons in the league, always ending last in the four-team Western Division, and never reached the playoffs. The Cabimas team withdrew in 1995 and was replaced by the Pastora de Occidente in the 1995–1996 tournament.

Yearly Team Records

All-time roster

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Sources

*Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). ''La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela''. LVBP, Caracas. *Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (1992). ''Numeritos del béisbol profesional venezolano (1946-1992)''. LVBP, Caracas.

External links

La Historia del Béisbol en el Zulia (I)
(Spanish)
La Historia del Béisbol en el Zulia (II)
(Spanish)
PuraPelota.com – Petroleros de Cabimas
* es.Wikipedia.org – Historia del béisbol en Venezuela * es.Wikipedia.org – Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional * es.Wikipedia.org – Petroleros de Cabimas {{Venezuelan Professional Baseball League , state=collapsed 1991 establishments in Venezuela Cabimas Defunct baseball teams in Venezuela Baseball teams established in 1991 Zulia