Gallos de Sancti Spíritus (English: Sancti Spíritus Roosters) is a baseball team in the
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series (, or SNB) is a domestic baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the National Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system.
For most ...
. The team won the series championship in
1978–79. The Gallos have advanced to the National Series semifinals in each of the past two seasons;
2004–05 and
2005–06.
Three Sancti Spíritus players were part of
Cuba's team at the
2006 World Baseball Classic
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:
Frederich Cepeda,
Yulieski Gourriel and
Eriel Sánchez.
Team stadiums
Every time a season starts, the team not only plays at
José Antonio Huelga Stadium; their official stadium, but they also play at other 7 stadiums:
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Genaro Melero Stadium –
Jatibonico – The second most important besides
José Antonio Huelga Stadium
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Mártires de Cabaiguán Stadium –
Cabaiguán
Cabaiguán () is a municipality and town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. With an urban population of 42,075 is the 3rd largest town of the province. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Yaguajay, to the east with the mu ...
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Luis Torres Stadium –
Yaguajay
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Rolando Rodríguez Stadium –
Trinidad
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Julio Antonio Mella Stadium –
Taguasco
Taguasco () is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba.
Geography
It is located north-east of Sancti Spiritus, the provincial capital, and is bisected by Carretera Central highway between Cabaiguán and Jatibonico.
D ...
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Mártires de Río Zaza Stadium –
La Sierpe
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Fidel Claro Stadium –
Fomento
Fomento is a town and municipality in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1864.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Fomento (municipal seat) and the village of Jíquimas. Until 1976 the villages of Juan ...
Roster
National Series MVPs
The following Sancti Spíritus players have won the
National Series MVP award.
*1994
Lourdes Gurriel
*2001
Maels Rodríguez
*2005
Yulieski Gurriel
*2006
Yulieski Gurriel
Other notable players include:
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Jose Antonio Huelga (pitcher) known as El Heroe de Cartagena (The Hero of Cartagena)
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Modesto Verdura (pitcher)
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Miguel Rojas (second base)
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Owen Blandino (infield)
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Antonio Muñoz (first baseman)
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Roberto "El Cana" Ramos (pitcher)
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Yovani Aragón (pitcher)
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Ifreidi Coss (pitcher)
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José Raúl Delgado (catcher)
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Luis Enrique Gourriel (outfield)
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Miguel Hernández
Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942
) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, he ...
(pitcher)
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Osvaldo Oliva (infield)
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Rigoberto Rodríguez (shortstop)
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Ruperto Zamora (first base)
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Ángel Peña (pitcher)
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Maels Rodriguez (pitcher)
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Lázaro Martínez
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José Méndez
José de la Caridad Méndez Báez (March 19,1887– October 31, 1928) was a Cuban professional baseball right-handed pitcher, shortstop, third baseman and manager in the Negro leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 43 in Havan ...
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Tony Simó (pitcher)
Sources
www.RadioCoco.cu
Baseball teams in Cuba
Sancti Spíritus
Baseball teams established in 1977
1977 establishments in Cuba
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