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Tiburones de La Guaira

November 29, 2023

The Tiburones de La Guaira (English: La Guaira Sharks) are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of La Guaira, they play their home games in Estadio Fórum La Guaira and Estadio Universitario[1] and have won seven national championships since their founding in 1962.

Tiburones de La Guaira
Information
LeagueVenezuelan Professional Baseball League
LocationLa Guaira
BallparkEstadio Jorge Luis García Carneiro
Estadio Universitario
Founded1962
League championships1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1968-1969, 1970-1971, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1985-1986
Uniforms
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History edit

In 1962 the Licoreros de Pampero team, which was founded in 1955, was sold for the symbolic price of one Bolívar by his owner Alejandro Hernández to José Antonio Casanova, who was considered the greatest Venezuelan manager at the time. The new team changed its name to Tiburones de la Guaira.

Casanova, who was also the first manager of the team, did not have enough financial resources to go through an entire season. He then talked to his friend, Dr. Jesús Morales Valarino, who suggested an alliance with an important group of personalities and traders such as Manuel Malpica, Jose Antonio Diaz, Mario Gomez y Pablo Diaz. In that moment Tiburones de la Guaira was born, taking the field for first time ever in the 1962–1963 season. It was Morales' idea to take the team to the city of La Guaira, in order to take advantage of a city with no team yet numerous baseball fans.

In their first season, the Tiburones finished with a 23–19 record, missing the finals disputed between the Leones del Caracas and Industriales de Valencia. The team struggled in 1963–1964, ending third with a 23–27 record, being locked out of contention. La Guaira club would have to wait until its third season to win the first league championship, in a five-game confrontation against the Leones.

La Guaira was managed by Casanova until that year, and had remarkable players such as MLB Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio and Rollie Fingers, and Ángel Bravo, José Herrera and Elio Chacón as top Venezuelan figures. Casanova's contract expired in 1965 and the board of directors decided to finish the work relationship buying all his stock. Then Pedro Padrón Panza, who was among the original founders, bought all the stock to become the single owner.

At the time, Padrón worked hard to settle an important base of players which was later known as "La Guerrilla", because –no matter the score of a game– they were a never-surrender bunch of players who gave all to the cause. Some notable names includes the likes of Ozzie Guillén, Carlos Martinez, Gustavo Polidor, Luis Salazar and Luis Mercedes Sánchez, among others.

Padrón suffered a long illness starting in the early 1990s, which affected the level of his beloved team as well. He died in 1999, aged 78, leaving the control of the franchise to his son, Pedro Padrón Briñez, also known as "Peruchito". Nevertheless, Padrón Jr. and his son died in the 1999 Vargas tragedy that killed tens of thousands of people.

Marked by the death of three generations –past, present and future– of the team, the Tiburones tried to repeat their glorious performances of the 1970s and 1980s in the 2000–2001 season under manager and former player Luis Salazar, almost clinching a playoff spot. Since then, the Tiburones has become a competitive force again in the Venezuela league, missing the final series by taking a loss in an extra game in the 2008–2009 season against the Tigres de Aragua, and reaching the final series in 2011–2012, which they end up losing again to Aragua in six games.

Championship titles/Managers edit

Caribbean Series records edit

Year W L W/L % GB Finish Notes
1971 2 4   .333   4 2nd place Triple tie
1983 4 2   .667   1 2nd place
1985 2 4   .333   3 3rd place Tied
1986 3 3   .500   1 2nd place Tied

Team highlights edit

  • 1964–1965 : Darold Knowles won the pitching Triple Crown
  • 2013–2014 : Alex Cabrera became the first batting Triple Crown winner in VPBL history

VPBL regular season leaders edit

Hitting edit

Batting average

Season Player Total
1966–1967 Tony Curry .309
1973–1974     Al Bumbry  .367
1974–1975     Al Bumbry  .354
1988–1989 Carlos Martínez   .331
1991–1992   Chad Curtis  .338
2011–2012  César Suárez  .349
2013–2014   Alex Cabrera  .391

Home runs

Season Player Total
1977–1978 Clint Hurdle 18
1982–1983 Darryl Strawberry   12
1995–1996   Carlos Martínez     7
2002–2003     Rob Stratton   10
2008–2009    Max Ramírez   15
2013–2014     Alex Cabrera   21

Runs batted in

Season Player Total
1962–1963 Dave Roberts 34
1965–1966   John Bateman   38
1981–1982    Gary Rajsich   48
1991–1992    Chad Curtis   37
1995–1996  Carlos Martínez     39
2000–2001     Chris Jones   48
2013–2014    Alex Cabrera   59

Pitching edit

Wins

Season Player Total
1964–1965 Darold Knowles * 13
1965–1966   Marcelino López   12
1966–1967   Gene Brabender **   13
1967–1968   Eddie Watt ***   12
1972–1973   Jim Rooker   13
1974–1975   Tom House   10
1979–1980   Odell Jones   11
2002–2003   Bill Pulsipher     6

   * Tied with Lew Krausse Jr. (Caracas)
  ** Tied with Jim McGlothlin (Valencia)
 *** Tied with Diego Seguí (Caracas)

Earned run average

Season Player Total
1962–1963 Dale Willis           2.03
1964–1965 Darold Knowles  2.37
1965–1966 Marcelino López  1.57
1969–1970 Mike Hedlund  0.75
1976–1977 Steve Luebber  2.59

Strikeouts

Season Player Total
1962–1963 George Brunet 89
1964–1965   Darold Knowles 155
1966–1967   Gene Brabender 147
1974–1975   Doug Bird   82
1979–1980   Odell Jones 103
1985–1986   Odell Jones   70
1998–1999   Lou Pote   67

Current roster edit

Tiburones de La Guaira 2020-21 Roster
Players Coaches

Pitchers

[1] updated on 8 June 2021

Catchers

  • 12   Alexander Alvarez
  • 17   Juan Apodaca
  • 74   Arvicent Pérez

Infielders

  • --   Luis Bandes
  • --   Samir Duenez
  • 37   Edgar Durán
  • 42   Jonathan Galvez
  • 02   Maikel Garcia
  • 23   Nestor Heredia
  • 36   Carlos Herrera
  • 40   José Martínez
  • 16   Daniel Mayora
  • 52   Kelvin Melean
  • 05   Heiker Meneses
  • 65   Jairo Perez
  • 39   Eduardo Torrealba
  • 81   Juan Torres

Outfielders

  • 56   Yeikel Blandin
  • 43   Lorenzo Cedrola
  • 78   Yhoswar Garcia
  • 04   Diego Infante
  • 27   Teodoro Martínez
  • 54   Junior Sosa
  • 99   Danry Vásquez

Manager

  • --   Dennis Malavé

Coaches

(Coaching staff for 2021–22 season)

[2]

Major League alumni edit

All-time foreign players edit

Sources:

Retired numbers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://meridiano.net/beisbol/beisbol-venezolano/donde-se-juega-la-lvbp-2023-2024-sedes-ciudades-y-estadios-2023102022170/amp
  2. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". www.lvbp.com.

External links edit

  • Official Site (Spanish)
  • Museum on Line (Spanish)

November 29, 2023
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The Tiburones de La Guaira English La Guaira Sharks are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Based in the city of La Guaira they play their home games in Estadio Forum La Guaira and Estadio Universitario 1 and have won seven national championships since their founding in 1962 Tiburones de La GuairaInformationLeagueVenezuelan Professional Baseball LeagueLocationLa GuairaBallparkEstadio Jorge Luis Garcia CarneiroEstadio UniversitarioFounded1962League championships1964 1965 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1986UniformsHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Championship titles Managers 3 Caribbean Series records 4 Team highlights 5 VPBL regular season leaders 5 1 Hitting 5 2 Pitching 6 Current roster 7 Major League alumni 8 All time foreign players 9 Retired numbers 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory editIn 1962 the Licoreros de Pampero team which was founded in 1955 was sold for the symbolic price of one Bolivar by his owner Alejandro Hernandez to Jose Antonio Casanova who was considered the greatest Venezuelan manager at the time The new team changed its name to Tiburones de la Guaira Casanova who was also the first manager of the team did not have enough financial resources to go through an entire season He then talked to his friend Dr Jesus Morales Valarino who suggested an alliance with an important group of personalities and traders such as Manuel Malpica Jose Antonio Diaz Mario Gomez y Pablo Diaz In that moment Tiburones de la Guaira was born taking the field for first time ever in the 1962 1963 season It was Morales idea to take the team to the city of La Guaira in order to take advantage of a city with no team yet numerous baseball fans In their first season the Tiburones finished with a 23 19 record missing the finals disputed between the Leones del Caracas and Industriales de Valencia The team struggled in 1963 1964 ending third with a 23 27 record being locked out of contention La Guaira club would have to wait until its third season to win the first league championship in a five game confrontation against the Leones La Guaira was managed by Casanova until that year and had remarkable players such as MLB Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio and Rollie Fingers and Angel Bravo Jose Herrera and Elio Chacon as top Venezuelan figures Casanova s contract expired in 1965 and the board of directors decided to finish the work relationship buying all his stock Then Pedro Padron Panza who was among the original founders bought all the stock to become the single owner At the time Padron worked hard to settle an important base of players which was later known as La Guerrilla because no matter the score of a game they were a never surrender bunch of players who gave all to the cause Some notable names includes the likes of Ozzie Guillen Carlos Martinez Gustavo Polidor Luis Salazar and Luis Mercedes Sanchez among others Padron suffered a long illness starting in the early 1990s which affected the level of his beloved team as well He died in 1999 aged 78 leaving the control of the franchise to his son Pedro Padron Brinez also known as Peruchito Nevertheless Padron Jr and his son died in the 1999 Vargas tragedy that killed tens of thousands of people Marked by the death of three generations past present and future of the team the Tiburones tried to repeat their glorious performances of the 1970s and 1980s in the 2000 2001 season under manager and former player Luis Salazar almost clinching a playoff spot Since then the Tiburones has become a competitive force again in the Venezuela league missing the final series by taking a loss in an extra game in the 2008 2009 season against the Tigres de Aragua and reaching the final series in 2011 2012 which they end up losing again to Aragua in six games Championship titles Managers edit1964 1965 Jose Antonio Casanova 1965 1966 Tony Pacheco 1968 1969 Wilfredo Calvino 1970 1971 Graciano Ravelo 1982 1983 Oswaldo Virgil 1984 1985 Aurelio Monteagudo 1985 1986 Jose MartinezCaribbean Series records editYear W L W L GB Finish Notes1971 2 4 333 4 2nd place Triple tie1983 4 2 667 1 2nd place1985 2 4 333 3 3rd place Tied1986 3 3 500 1 2nd place TiedTeam highlights edit1964 1965 Darold Knowles won the pitching Triple Crown 2013 2014 Alex Cabrera became the first batting Triple Crown winner in VPBL historyVPBL regular season leaders editHitting edit Batting average Season Player Total1966 1967 Tony Curry 3091973 1974 Al Bumbry 3671974 1975 Al Bumbry 3541988 1989 Carlos Martinez 3311991 1992 Chad Curtis 3382011 2012 Cesar Suarez 3492013 2014 Alex Cabrera 391Home runs Season Player Total1977 1978 Clint Hurdle 181982 1983 Darryl Strawberry 121995 1996 Carlos Martinez 72002 2003 Rob Stratton 102008 2009 Max Ramirez 152013 2014 Alex Cabrera 21Runs batted in Season Player Total1962 1963 Dave Roberts 341965 1966 John Bateman 381981 1982 Gary Rajsich 481991 1992 Chad Curtis 371995 1996 Carlos Martinez 392000 2001 Chris Jones 482013 2014 Alex Cabrera 59Pitching edit Wins Season Player Total1964 1965 Darold Knowles 131965 1966 Marcelino Lopez 121966 1967 Gene Brabender 131967 1968 Eddie Watt 121972 1973 Jim Rooker 131974 1975 Tom House 101979 1980 Odell Jones 112002 2003 Bill Pulsipher 6 Tied with Lew Krausse Jr Caracas Tied with Jim McGlothlin Valencia Tied with Diego Segui Caracas Earned run average Season Player Total1962 1963 Dale Willis 2 031964 1965 Darold Knowles 2 371965 1966 Marcelino Lopez 1 571969 1970 Mike Hedlund 0 751976 1977 Steve Luebber 2 59Strikeouts Season Player Total1962 1963 George Brunet 891964 1965 Darold Knowles 1551966 1967 Gene Brabender 1471974 1975 Doug Bird 821979 1980 Odell Jones 1031985 1986 Odell Jones 701998 1999 Lou Pote 67Current roster editTiburones de La Guaira 2020 21 RosterPlayers CoachesPitchers 20 nbsp Ruddy Acosta 71 nbsp Gustavo Armas 47 nbsp Sandy Baez 75 nbsp Johan Belisario 18 nbsp Jorgan Cavanerio 83 nbsp Rafael Cova 53 nbsp Victor Diaz 44 nbsp Anthony Escobar 82 nbsp Ofreidy Gomez 67 nbsp Arnaldo Hernandez 64 nbsp Nelson Hernandez 29 nbsp Eudis Idrogo 45 nbsp Gregory Infante 77 nbsp Eduardo Jimenez 33 nbsp Kristhiam Linares 23 nbsp Hector Mayora 73 nbsp Henry Medina 20 nbsp Christian Mejias 62 nbsp Yosmel Naranjo 70 nbsp Antonio Noguera 58 nbsp Hassan Pena 30 nbsp Julio Pinto 63 nbsp Joel Pinto 60 nbsp Wuilder Rodriguez 66 nbsp Manuel Rodriguez 26 nbsp Brayan Salaya 72 nbsp Jhonathan Torres 35 nbsp Angel Ventura 1 updated on 8 June 2021 Catchers 12 nbsp Alexander Alvarez 17 nbsp Juan Apodaca 74 nbsp Arvicent PerezInfielders nbsp Luis Bandes nbsp Samir Duenez 37 nbsp Edgar Duran 42 nbsp Jonathan Galvez 02 nbsp Maikel Garcia 23 nbsp Nestor Heredia 36 nbsp Carlos Herrera 40 nbsp Jose Martinez 16 nbsp Daniel Mayora 52 nbsp Kelvin Melean 05 nbsp Heiker Meneses 65 nbsp Jairo Perez 39 nbsp Eduardo Torrealba 81 nbsp Juan TorresOutfielders 56 nbsp Yeikel Blandin 43 nbsp Lorenzo Cedrola 78 nbsp Yhoswar Garcia 04 nbsp Diego Infante 27 nbsp Teodoro Martinez 54 nbsp Junior Sosa 99 nbsp Danry Vasquez Manager nbsp Dennis MalaveCoaches nbsp Rigo Beltran Pitching nbsp Enrique Gonzalez Bullpen nbsp Luis Hernandez First Base nbsp Jackson Melian Hitting nbsp Jose Moreno Bench nbsp Liu Rodriguez Third Base Coaching staff for 2021 22 season 2 Major League alumni editEhire Adrianza Ronald Belisario Edwin Bellorin Gregor Blanco Angel Bravo Alex Cabrera Elio Chacon Sergio Escalona Eduardo Escobar Enrique Gonzalez Luis Gonzalez Wiki Gonzalez Ozzie Guillen Remigio Hermoso Carlos Hernandez Enzo Hernandez Luis Hernandez Jose Herrera Odubel Herrera Zach Kroenke Felipe Lira Carlos Martinez Jose Martinez Yoervis Medina Ray Olmedo Anthony Ortega Joe Ortiz Alfredo Pedrique Salvador Perez Gustavo Polidor Max Ramirez Francisco Rodriguez Guillermo Rodriguez Argenis Salazar Luis Salazar Oscar Salazar Richard Salazar Hector Sanchez Luis Sanchez Danny Sandoval Jorge VelandiaAll time foreign players editMichel Abreu Brant Alyea Larry Andersen Mike Armstrong Jeff Baisley Dusty Baker Jay Baller Skeeter Barnes John Bateman Marvin Benard Juan Berenguer Roger Bernadina Doug Bird Bruce Bochy Walt Bond Daryl Boston Gene Brabender Bucky Brandon Tony Brizzolara George Brunet Bill Buckner Al Bumbry Bob Burda Sean Burroughs Barbaro Canizares Jose Cardenal Clay Carroll Paul Casanova Bryan Clark Gene Clines Lou Collier Pat Corrales Jerry Cram Tony Curry Chad Curtis Pat Dodson Mike Epstein Al Ferrara Rollie Fingers Ken Forsch Cito Gaston Jay Gibbons Troy Glaus Ed Glynn Brian Gordon Jerry Grote Larry Gura Ken Hamlin Brian Harper J C Hartman Mike Hedlund Gorman Heimueller Tom House Clint Hurdle James Hurst Ron Jackson Larry Jaster Johnny Jeter Shawn Jeter Dave Johnson Andruw Jones Chris Jones Odell Jones Mike Kekich Pat Kelly Darold Knowles Gary Kroll Zach Kroenke Left handed Starting pitcher Tom Lampkin Jason Lane Tim Leary Bob Lee Bill Lee Marcelino Lopez Andrew Lorraine Steve Luebber Barry Lyons Tom McCarthy Jose Macias Gordon Mackenzie Hal McRae Rick Mahler Jerry Manuel Jose Martinez Darrell Miller Aurelio Monteagudo Donnie Moore Omar Moreno Curt Motton Greg Norton Camilo Pascual Steve Pegues Adolfo Phillips Rich Nye Jerry Nyman Jesse Orosco Lou Piniella Lou Pote Bill Pulsipher Gary Rajsich Fernando Ramsey Stephen Randolph Merritt Ranew Merv Rettenmund Dave Roberts Jim Rooker Johnny Ruffin Chico Ruiz Olmedo Saenz Alex Sanchez Scott Service Randall Simon Doug Sisk Jim Siwy Darryl Strawberry Derrel Thomas Gary Thurman Luis Tiant Del Unser Dave Vineyard Johnny Weekly Ryan Vogelsong John Wathan Eddie Watt Jim Weaver Ray Webster Albert Williams Dale Willis Travis Wilson Mike Witt Jimmy Wynn Larry Yellen Gerald Young Walter Young Sources PuraPelota comRetired numbers edit 3 Luis Salazar 8 Angel Bravo 11 Luis Aparicio 13 Ozzie Guillen 14 Gustavo Polidor 15 Robert Marcano 40 Carlos Martinez 41 Aurelio MonteagudoSee also editTiburones de La Guaira players Venezuelan Professional Baseball LeagueReferences edit https meridiano net beisbol beisbol venezolano donde se juega la lvbp 2023 2024 sedes ciudades y estadios 2023102022170 amp LVBP com Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional www lvbp com External links editOfficial Site Spanish Museum on Line Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tiburones de La Guaira amp oldid 1186979432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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