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The Santurce Crabbers: Sixty Seasons of Puerto Rican Winter League Baseball

The Santurce Crabbers: Sixty Seasons of Puerto Rican Winter League Baseball - Paperback

by Thomas E. van Hyning
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas E. van HyningAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-09-09Pages:279
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786438952ISBN-10:786438959UPC:9780786438952Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCAKX0CYA6

The first owner of the Santurce Crabbers, Pedrin Zorrilla, was a visionary, with many Negro League and big league contacts (he signed up Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Ray Dandridge and Leon Day in the first decade). Santurce was the most successful winter league team of the 1950s, with three Caribbean Series titles. Roberto Clemente, Ruben Gomez, Willie Mays, Willard Brown and Bob Thurman played for the Crabbers. Tom Lasorda used to pitch for them.

Santurce set up working agreements with the Giants, Orioles, Dodgers and Astros, among other teams. Earl Weaver and Frank Robinson were team managers; several Hall of Famers were early-career Crabbers. Orlando Cepeda and Tony (Tany) Perez played their entire winter league careers with Santurce.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786438952ISBN-10:786438959UPC:9780786438952Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Baseball, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SCAKX0CYA6
Thomas E. Van Hyning, fluent in Spanish and formerly a research manager for the Mississippi Tourism Division, served 1991-1995 as U.S. correspondent for the Puerto Rico (PR) Professional Baseball Hall of Fame and is a current member of SABR's Latino Baseball Research Committee. He writes for The National Pastime, Baseball Research Journal, and PR Professional Baseball Hall of Fame website.
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