Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)
Professional baseball team based in Santurce, the largest barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Bob Thurman
Professional baseball pitcher, outfielder and pinch-hitter.
Professional baseball pitcher, outfielder and pinch-hitter.
Thurman also played winter ball in Puerto Rico for twelve seasons, eleven with the Cangrejeros de Santurce and one with the Leones de Ponce.
Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Clemente's professional baseball career began at age 18 when he accepted a contract from Pedrín Zorilla with Cangrejeros de Santurce ("Crabbers"), a winter league team and franchise of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBPPR).
Satchel Paige
American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB).
American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB).
On November 5, Paige pitched a shutout against rival Santurce, which featured player-manager Josh Gibson, by a lopsided score of 23–0.
Don Zimmer
American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
He also played winter baseball with the Elefantes de Cienfuegos and the Tigres de Marianao of the Cuban League during the 1952–53 season, as well as for the 1954–55 Puerto Rican League champion Cangrejeros de Santurce en route to the 1955 Caribbean Series.
Josh Gibson
American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues.
American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues.
Gibson served as the first manager of the Cangrejeros de Santurce, one of the most historic franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
His first contact with professional baseball was as a bat boy for the Santurce Crabbers of Puerto Rico.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda.
Baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda.
Built in 1962, under the mayoral administration of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, replacing Estadio Sixto Escobar, the stadium is home to the Santurce Crabbers, of the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
José Valentín
Puerto Rican former American Major League Baseball infielder.
Puerto Rican former American Major League Baseball infielder.
In 2004 it was announced that Valentín bought the Santurce Crabbers, one of the most historic professional baseball franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League (formerly known as LBPPR).
Estadio Sixto Escobar
Multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Cangrejeros de Santurce of the professional Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente moved out to the newly constructed Hiram Bithorn Stadium in 1962.
George Crowe
American professional baseball player who appeared in 702 games in the major leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter between and.
American professional baseball player who appeared in 702 games in the major leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter between and.
Crowe also played winter ball with the Santurce Crabbers of the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League during the 1954–55 season, where, as a teammate of Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Buster Clarkson and Bob Thurman, Crowe formed part of the Escuadron Del Panico (the "Panic Squadron") that led the Crabbers to the league and Caribbean World Series championships.