Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)
Professional baseball team based in Santurce, the largest barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Roberto Clemente
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).
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
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.
Josh Gibson
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.
His first contact with professional baseball was as a bat boy for the Santurce Crabbers of Puerto Rico.
Don Zimmer
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.
Estadio Sixto Escobar
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.
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Barrio or district in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The district also has a baseball and a basketball team both known as the Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce) because of the original name of the township.
Tony Pérez
Cuban-American former professional baseball player, coach and manager.
Pérez also played winter ball for 10 seasons between 1964–65 and 1982–83 in the Puerto Rico Baseball League for the Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce).
Rubén Gómez (baseball)
Professional right-handed starting pitcher who became the first Puerto Rican to pitch in a World Series game.
Between 1947 and 1977, Gómez played 28 winter seasons with the Cangrejeros de Santurce and Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican league, setting league marks for a pitcher in wins (174) and ERA (2.97).
Satchel Paige
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.