Professional status Baseball in Puerto Rico

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estadio juan ramón loubriel


drafted chicago cubs in 1941, hiram bithorn first puerto rican ever play major league baseball. world took notice in 1943, when bithorn went 18–12 earned run average of 2.60, , completed 19 of 30 starts. led league in shutouts (seven), setting record puerto rican pitchers stands day.


francisco coímbre key member of ponce s success, winning 2 batting championships , valuable player award. went 3 consecutive seasons (1939–42) without striking out. other players participated ponce included juan guilbe , griffin tirado. in 1943/44 , 1944/45, ponce pitcher tomás planchardón quiñones won back-to-back valuable player awards.


world war ii affected league directly, reducing 1942/43 season s length 36 games , number of active teams four.the league continued 4 teams through 1945/46, played 48 games 1943–46. 1942 1944, teams not allowed bring in imported players. in 1944/45 season, luis canena márquez debuted in league , hit .361, setting record highest batting average rookie.


the senadores de san juan won first championship in 1945/46, defeating indios in finals. during season, joe buzas became first foreign mlb player manage in lbppr.


victor pellot, known vic power, made debut criollos on 1947-48 season, when team won league title. team roster included rafaelito ortiz, pitcher win ten or more games 3 different lbppr teams.


in 1947, new york yankees participated in five-game series against teams caribbean leagues. in puerto rico, ponce , all-star lbppr team defeated yankees on consecutive nights. josé pantalones santiago debuted in season, earning rookie of year recognition while canena marquez broke josh gibson s home run record of 13.


in 1948-49, lbppr joined caribbean series, beginning rivalry cuba lasted throughout next decade, until cuba ceased participate in event.


leon day, member of u.s. negro leagues, played los triburones de aguadilla (the aguadilla sharks) in puerto rico. when day inducted baseball hall of fame, became hall of famer enshrined cap of team outside mainland u.s. – plaque depicts him tiburon de aguadilla.








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