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Petaca Rodríguez
Carlos "Petaca" Rodríguez Araújo (December 23, 1915 – November 15, 1990) was a Colombian professional baseball pitcher. He is considered one of the greatest Colombian baseball players of all time. Career Rodríguez began playing in Colombia's amateur leagues as an outfielder, before transitioning to pitching in Barranquilla. He debuted with the Colombia national baseball team at 23 years old, at the 1938 Bolivarian Games. He also appeared in three Amateur World Series (AWS) tournaments in 1944, 1945, and 1947, as well as the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games. At the 1946 games, he led the tournament earned run average (0.00) over 29 innings pitched (second only to Diomedes Olivo's 36.1 IP). Jorge Pasquel, then-president of the Mexican League, offered Rodríguez a $5,000 contract to sign with Monterrey; Rodríguez declined the offer. Rodríguez led the Colombian team to its first world championship in baseball at the 1947 Amateur World Series, held in Cartagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diomedes Olivo
Diomedes Antonio Olivo Maldonado (January 22, 1919 – February 15, 1977), nicknamed " Guayubin" for his hometown, was a Dominican professional baseball player, manager, and scout. The left-handed pitcher appeared in 85 Major League Baseball games over all or part of three seasons between and for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the brother of fellow major leaguer Chi-Chi Olivo, and the father of major league pitcher Gilberto Rondón. Career Olivo was listed as tall and . Prior to his minor league and Major League career, Olivo spent many years playing in his native Dominican Republic, largely with the Tigres del Licey. Olivo holds several records in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), including his 86 career wins and 160 strikeouts in the 1960-61 season. He finished his LIDOM career with 742 strikeouts, 13 shutouts, and a 2.11 earned run average, as well as a no-hitter against the cross-town Leones del Escogido thrown on May 29, 1954. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Global World Series
The 1956 Global World Series was the second edition of the Global World Series, an international baseball tournament organized by the National Baseball Congress World Series, International Baseball Congress in the mid-1950s. It was held in Milwaukee from September 7 to 13, 1956. Background The Global World Series emerged as an alternative tournament to the Amateur World Series (AWS), the International Baseball Federation, internationally sanctioned baseball world championship, which was last held in 1953 Amateur World Series, 1953, and would not be held again until 1961 Amateur World Series, 1961. While the AWS was strictly for amateurs and did not allow professional baseball players, the Global World Series was organized by the Semi-professional sports, semi-professional National Baseball Congress World Series, National Baseball Congress (NBC), under the auspices of NBC President Ray Dumont and former Major League Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler.Buege, 2012 The first editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan González Cornet
Juan González Cornet (17 September 1917 — 8 January 1973) was a Colombian businessman and baseball executive who was one of the founders of the original Colombian Professional Baseball League in 1948. González Cornet was born in Panama, where his father worked in the Panama Canal Zone; when he was five years old, the family relocated to Cartagena. He owned a restaurant and farming interests in addition to the Indios de Cartagena, originally an amateur baseball club. He was also manager of the Indios. González Cornet, of Cartagena, managed to heal a rift between business interests in Cartagena and Barranquilla, who had proposed their own professional baseball league, in order to found a single unified professional baseball league in the country. He managed the Indios to three championships in 1948, 1950, and 1952, and remained a prominent figure in the Colombian professional baseball world until a currency exchange crisis caused the first iteration of the league to fold in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin American Series (1952)
The Latin American Series () was a one-time international baseball tournament held in Caracas, Venezuela in March 1952. Envisioned as an alternative to the Caribbean Series contested by national teams, its rosters were made up of professional baseball players, rather than the non-professional amateurs that played in Olympic-style competitions at the time (like the Amateur World Series). The tournament saw the debut of the Estadio Universitario, which would go on to be the longtime home of the Leones del Caracas and Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The Dominican Republic's José St. Claire would be the first player to hit a home run in the stadium. Tournament summary In the opening game, on March 3, pitcher José "Carrao" Bracho propelled Venezuela to an 11-inning, 3–2 win over Colombia. Emilio Cueche became the first player in Venezuelan professional baseball history to throw a shutout, in a 7–0 victory over the Dominican Republic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida International League
The Florida International League was a lower- to mid-level circuit in American and Cuban minor league baseball that existed from 1946 through July 27, 1954. It was designated Class C level league for its first three seasons, then upgraded to Class B in 1949 for the final 5½ years of its existence. History The FIL featured teams located in the largest metropolitan centers in Florida and Cuba. Its longest serving clubs were located in Miami (usually nicknamed the Sun Sox), Tampa (named the Smokers, after the city's large cigar business) and West Palm Beach (called the Indians, though the team was never affiliated with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball). All played during the 8½ seasons of the FIL's existence. Perhaps its most notable member club, however, was the Havana Cubans, an affiliate of the Washington Senators, in Havana, Cuba. The Cubanos were the sole FIL club outside Florida and played in the loop from 1946–1953. They won five consecutive regular sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Sugar Kings
The Havana Sugar Kings () were a Cuban-based minor league baseball team that played from 1946 to 1960. From 1954 until 1960, they belonged in the Class Triple-A (baseball), AAA International League, affiliated with Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. Their home stadium was Estadio Latinoamericano, Gran Estadio del Cerro (sometimes called Gran Stadium) in Havana. History The Sugar Kings began life in 1946 as the Havana Cubans, founded by Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators scout Joe Cambria. That year, they (rather than a Cuban League side) represented Cuba at the inaugural Interamerican Series, the predecessor to the modern Caribbean Series. Led by manager Oscar Rodriguez, the Cubans experienced tremendous success both on and off the field. Havana finished first in Class C (later Class B) Florida International League in each of their first five seasons of play, winning over 100 games twice and compiling a record of 474-249 in five years under Rodriguez. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indios De Cartagena
Indios de Cartagena (''Cartagena Indians'') were a baseball team active in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. Founded in the league's inaugural 1948 season by Juan González Cornet, the team was one of the most successful in Colombian baseball. History Indios was the first professional baseball team in Colombia, founded in March 1948 by Juan González Cornet and sponsored by Cigarillos Piel Roja ( ''Redskin Cigarettes''); it gained its name from Pielroja's mascot, a stereotypical North American Indian. Indios was crowned champion of the inaugural 1948 season. During this era, Indios was the "criollo" team, made up of all-Colombian players, as opposed to other teams including its crosstown rival Torices that used foreign players. The team won three more titles in the so-called first era of Colombian baseball, the last in 1955–56, before the league ceased operations in 1958. When Colombian professional baseball started again in 1979, Indios returned and immediatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Professional Baseball League
The Colombian Professional Baseball League ( or LPB), is a professional baseball league based in Colombia. It is a five-team winter league that plays during the Major League Baseball offseason. In the past, the league's champion has taken part in the Caribbean Series, and currently qualifies to the Serie de las Américas. History The history of Colombian professional baseball is commonly divided into three eras: from 1948 to 1958, from 1979 to 1988, and from 1993 to the present. Professional baseball in Colombia has its origins in 1948, when two foreign teams — the Havana Sugar Kings of the Florida State League, and Chesterfield of the Panamanian League — played an exhibition series against the Colombian national team. Shortly thereafter, business interests in Cartagena created the country's two first professional teams: Torices of Cartagena and Indios of Cartagena. Indios would go on to be the league's most successful club in its early years, winning seven championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panamanian Professional Baseball League
The Panamanian Professional Baseball League (, or LPBP), commonly known as Probeis, is a professional baseball winter league consisting of four teams based in Panama. Originally founded in 1946, the league has run in its current form since 2011. Along with the summertime Fedebeis championship, it is one of the two major senior baseball competitions in the country. The league was one of the founding members of the Caribbean Series, which it participated in from to and again from to . Starting in 2025, the league's champion takes part in the Serie de las Américas. History 1946–72 Though amateur baseball has existed on the isthmus of Panama, the first professional baseball game in the country was played on January 3, 1946 between Cervería Nacional and Chesterfield; Panamanian President Enrique Adolfo Jiménez threw out the first pitch. The first incarnation of the Panamanian Professional Baseball League joined ' organized baseball" in 1948 and operated continuously unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba National Baseball Team
The Cuba national baseball team () represents Cuba at regional and international levels. The team is generally made up of players from the domestic Cuban national baseball system, though it has at times included professional players who defected to the United States. Cuba has been described as a baseball powerhouse and currently ranks 8th in World Baseball Softball Confederation's world rankings. For much of the 20th century, Cuba dominated tournaments such as the Baseball World Cup (originally, the Amateur World Series), where it won 26 titles (22 more than the next closest nation) between 1939 and 2005. Its success stemmed, in part, from the amateur status of its domestic league, as professional players from other leagues were largely excluded from international competition. During this period, it enjoyed similar dominance at the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. Cuba has been the most successful national team at the Olympics, medaling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Once De Noviembre
Estadio Once de Noviembre Abel Leal Díaz is a baseball stadium in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Tigres de Cartagena of Colombia's professional baseball league. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,500 people. The stadium hosted the Amateur World Series tournaments of 1947, 1965, and 1970, as well as the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2019, the stadium was renamed in honor of Abel Leal Díaz, nicknamed "El Tigre," who played in Colombia's amateur circuit in the 1960s and '70s. The condition of the stadium has deteriorated in recent years, forcing Tigres to play their 2023–24 season at the Estadio Édgar Rentería in Barranquilla. Design According to American architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock Henry-Russell Hitchcock (June 3, 1903 – February 19, 1987) was an American architectural historian, and for many years a professor at Smith College and New York University. His writings helped to define the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
