Pedro Miguel Caratini y González (September 29, 1893 – February 20, 1978) was a Puerto Rican

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player and

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. Born in

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, he was active from ca. 1900 to 1930, both as a player, manager, and instructor. He came to the

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during the

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occupation of the island, and eventually became manager of

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. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Caratini founded the first institute for accountants (Spanish: ''Peritos Contadores'') in the Dominican Republic, his adoptive land, there he raised his family with his wife Maria Luisa Geraldino of

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; they had three daughters, Josefa Maria (died in 1999), Gloria Ines (died in 2002) and Carmen Luisa (died in 2012), 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and so far 7 great-great-grandchildren. He was honored by Dominican president Joaquin Balaguer for his institute for accountants in 1975.

Legacy

Caratini is honored at the Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens in Tricentennial Park in

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TravelPonce.com Retrieved 18 April 2013. He was also inducted into the "Coamo (Puerto Rico) Sports Hall of Fame" in 1990. In Coamo, its ballpark stadium was also named after him, known as the ''Pedro M. Caratini Stadium''. He was a

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veteran who fought for the United States of America.

References

1893 births 1978 deaths People from Coamo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican baseball players Baseball players from Ponce, Puerto Rico American military personnel of World War I Puerto Rican Army personnel {{PuertoRico-baseball-shortstop-stub