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Encyclopedia > Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Sport Baseball
Founded 1938
No. of teams 6
Country Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Current champions Gigantes de Carolina
Official website hitboricua.com

The Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico or LBPPR) is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico. Currently consisting of six teams, the league's champion participates in the Caribbean World Series. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... See also: 1937 in sports, other events of 1938, 1939 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series: New York Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4-0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Caribbean World Series logo The Caribbean World Series of Professional Baseball — or Serie del Caribe del Béisbol Profesional in Spanish — is an annual baseball tournament, usually played during the month of February, before the MLB trainings season in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico or Venezuela. ...

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Current teams

Arecibo Observatory Nickname: La Villa del Capitán Correa Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Lemuel Soto (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area 330. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Statue of Roberto Clemente located at entrance of Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente Nickname: Ciudad de Gigantes Official website: None Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor José E. Aponte de la Torre (PPD) Geographical characteristics Area Total 117. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Sultana del Oeste, La Ciudad de las Aguas Puras, El Pueblo del Mangó Gentilic: Mayagüezanos Location Location of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates Government Founded July 19 1760 Mayor José Guillermo Rodríguez Rodríguez Political party PPD Senatorial district Mayagüez... Flag Seal Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Gentilic: Ponceños Location Location of Ponce, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1692 Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo Political party PPD Senatorial district 5 - Ponce Representative district 24,25 Geographical characteristics Area Total 501. ... Image:Manatí seal. ...

Former teams

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Santurce Crabbers (Spanish: Cangrejeros de Santurce) were a professional baseball team in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico for over 70 years. ... Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

Championship teams

Season Champion
1938-39 Guayama
1939-40 Guayama
1940-41 Criollos de Caguas
1941-42 Leones de Ponce
1942-43 Leones de Ponce
1943-44 Leones de Ponce
1944-45 Leones de Ponce
1945-46 Senadores de San Juan
1946-47 Leones de Ponce
1947-48 Caguas-Guayama
1948-49 Indios de Mayagüez
1949-50 Caguas-Guayama
1950-51 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1951-52 Senadores de San Juan
1952-53 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1953-54 Caguas-Guayama
1954-55 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1955-56 Caguas-Guayama
1956-57 Indios de Mayagüez
1957-58 Caguas-Guayama
1958-59 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1959-60 Caguas-Guayama
1960-61 Senadores de San Juan
1961-62 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1962-63 Indios de Mayagüez
1963-64 Senadores de San Juan
1964-65 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1965-66 Indios de Mayagüez
1966-67 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1967-68 Caguas-Guayama
1968-69 Leones de Ponce
1969-70 Leones de Ponce
1970-71 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1971-72 Leones de Ponce
1972-73 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1973-74 Caguas-Guayama
1974-75 Vaqueros de Bayamón
1975-76 Vaqueros de Bayamón
1976-77 Criollos de Caguas
1977-78 Indios de Mayagüez
1978-79 Criollos de Caguas
1979-80 Vaqueros de Bayamón
1980-81 Criollos de Caguas
1981-82 Leones de Ponce
1982-83 Lobos de Arecibo
1983-84 Indios de Mayagüez
1984-85 Senadores de San Juan
1985-86 Indios de Mayagüez
1986-87 Criollos de Caguas
1987-88 Indios de Mayagüez
1988-89 Indios de Mayagüez
1989-90 Senadores de San Juan
1990-91 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1991-92 Indios de Mayagüez
1992-93 Cangrejeros de Santurce
1993-94 Senadores de San Juan
1994-95 Senadores de San Juan
1995-96 Lobos de Arecibo
1996-97 Indios de Mayagüez
1997-98 Indios de Mayagüez
1998-99 Indios de Mayagüez
1999-2000 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2000-01 Criollos de Caguas
2001-02 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2002-03 Indios de Mayagüez
2003-04 Leones de Ponce
2004-05 Indios de Mayagüez
2005-06 Gigantes de Carolina

External links

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Notable Independent Leagues: American Association | Can-Am League | Northern League The American Association (formally, the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball) is an independent minor league. ... The Canadian-American Association or Can-Am League is an independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Québec. ... The Northern League is an Independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. ...

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