New leagues.2C series and stadiums Baseball in Puerto Rico

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estadio latinoamericano in havana, cuba


the senadores de san juan, led clemente, had won mlb world series pittsburgh, won league s 1960–61 season, josé santiago, posted record of 10-2 era of 2.44 team. luis arroyo won season s valuable player award, registering record of 10-2 era of 1.64.


the interamerican series held 3 more times, each team winning on home field. mayagüez did in 1963, in series terin pizarro recorded no-hitter in history of event, in win on valencia @ opening night.

in 1961-62, lobos de arecibo joined league expansion team. on january 14, 1962, julio navarro pitched first regular season no-hitter.


for 1962-63 season, estadio sixto escobar replaced hiram bithorn stadium, larger capacity of 20,000 seats. field dimensions set match olympic stadium of montreal expos: 325 feet (99 m) down left field line, 325 feet (99 m) down right field line , 404 feet (123 m) center field. outfield fences set 8 feet (2.5 m) high.


in 1963-64, clemente finished second batting average of .345, leading senadores title. san juan once again played in interamerican series, held in nicaragua. in 1964-65, orlando cepeda joined cangrejeros, replacing jim beauchamp , helping team win league championship. during season, clemente named san juan s player-manager, leading them playoffs.


the following season featured debut of jerry morales, won league s rookie of year award. carlos bernier retired in 1966, having won 5 stolen base titles total of 285 stolen bases. on november 20, 1966, san juan s luis de leon pitched first perfect game in league s history.


caguas won league championship in 1967-68. nino escalera, finished career third on league s hit list, replaced vic power team s manager during season. on december 20, 1969, santurce , arecibo participated in lbppr game played outside of puerto rico, held in united states virgin islands honor elrod hendricks.








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