Tigres del Licey
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League | Dominican Professional Baseball League | ||||
Location | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||
Ballpark | Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium | ||||
Year established | 1907 | ||||
League championships | 24 (1924, 1929, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2017) | ||||
Caribbean Series championships | 10 (1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008) | ||||
Colors | Royal blue and white | ||||
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Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team founded in 1907 based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is one of the two franchises of the Capital city of the country, the oldest team in the Dominican league, with (22 actual LIDOM titles, same as Aguilas) and 10 Caribbean Series as of January, 2017. Some of their best players have included Alonzo Perry, Pedro González, Manuel Mota, Guayubín Olivo, César Gerónimo, and Elvio Jiménez. Many of the best Dominican players and Major League Baseball players have taken part in the long history of the Tigres, including Tommy Lasorda, baseball hall-of-famer who took the team to the 1973 Caribbean World Series title. The Licey logo is a cursive "L". The team, nicknamed "El Glorioso" (the Glorious One) has a passionate fan base.
History[]
Circa 1900, baseball in the Dominican Republic was only a minor pastime, due to the heavy political turmoil surrounding the country back then. By 1907, baseball was increasing in popularity.
The Licey team was founded as the result of a meeting that took place in the house of Vicente María Vallejo, on el Conde Street, in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, on November 9, 1907. Founding members were: George and Cuncún Pou, Luis and Federico Fiallo, Luis and Pinchán Valejo, Luis Castillo, Salvador Piñeyro, Alvaro Alvarez, Tutú Martínez, Angel and Chichí Mieses, Arturo Perdomo, Bi Sanchez, Virgilio Abreu, Alberto Peña, Arturo Nolasco and Tulio Piña. Many of the founding members of the original team were also part of the first roster.[1]
Over the next 16 years, Licey became so dominant that an agreement was made among the three other competing teams (Los Muchachos, San Carlos and Delco Lite) to form a new team, composed of their best players, in order to beat Licey. This team, called "Leones del Escogido" ( Lions of the Chosen one ), still exists and the teams share the same stadium in Santo Domingo.
During what Dominicans call the "first stage" of the country's baseball history, the game was only played during the day. The game's "second stage" didn’t begin until dictator Rafael Trujillo built the capital's Estadio Quisqueya in 1955, a brilliantly designed and built stadium for the time. With the stadium came lights and what is considered the Dominican's golden age of baseball.[citation needed]
Licey has won the "Serie del Caribe" 10 times. In an unusual situation during the 2008 season Licey finished second in the Dominican championship (and would not qualify for the series) but replaced Puerto Rico, which was absent (Puerto Rico canceled their winter league for financial reasons). Licey won the series defeating Mexico, Venezuela and their Dominican rival the Aguilas Cibaeñas. Licey is the only team to have won the series on every venue celebrated.
Roster[]
Tigres del Licey roster - 2020–21 Dominican Professional Baseball League | ||||
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Famous players and managers[]
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- Andy Abad
- Pedro Miguel Caratini
- Jesús Alou
- Joaquín Andújar
- Pedro Astacio
- Manny Aybar
- Jim Beauchamp
- George Bell
- Mark Bellhorn
- Ronnie Belliard
- Kurt Bevacqua
- Bruce Bochte
- Pedro Borbón
- Clete Boyer
- Greg Brock
- Byron Browne
- Eric Byrnes
- Sil Campusano
- José Canseco
- Chuck Carr
- Rico Carty
- Luis Castillo
- Reggie Cleveland
- Terry Collins
- Del Crandall
- Deivi Cruz
- Elijah Dukes
- Mariano Duncan
- Leon Durham
- Joe Ferguson
- Sid Fernandez
- Tony Fernández
- Darrin Fletcher
- Steve Garvey
- César Gerónimo
- Bob Gibson
- Pedro González
- Kelly Gruber
- Vladimir Guerrero
- José Guillén
- Cristian Guzmán
- Juan Guzmán
- Dave Hansen
- Mickey Hatcher
- Anderson Hernández
- Orel Hershiser
- Butch Hobson
- Burt Hooton
- Charlie Hough
- Steve Howe
- Al Hrabosky
- D'Angelo Jiménez
- José Jiménez
- Ubaldo Jiménez
- Félix José
- Von Joshua
- Kevin Kennedy
- Rafael Landestoy
- Tommy Lasorda
- Rudy Law
- Jim Lefebvre
- Grady Little
- Mark Little
- Pedro Martínez
- Ramón Martínez
- Ted Martínez
- Mark McGwire
- John McNamara
- José Mesa
- Manny Mota
- Mike Norris
- Alex Ochoa
- José Offerman
- Tony Oliva
- Chi-Chi Olivo
- Diomedes Olivo
- Ramón Ortiz
- John Patterson
- Alejandro Peña
- Carlos Peña
- Carlos Pérez
- Mélido Pérez
- Pascual Pérez
- Timo Pérez
- Alonzo Perry
- Tony Phillips
- Mike Piazza
- Eric Plunk
- Jurickson Profar
- Luis Pujols
- Aramis Ramírez
- Doug Rau
- Édgar Rentería
- Rick Rhoden
- José Rijo
- Mickey Rivers
- Buck Rodgers
- Félix Rodríguez
- Henry Rodríguez
- John Roseboro
- Bill Russell
- Mike Scioscia
- Jorge Sosa
- Steve Sparks
- Joe Stanka
- Terry Steinbach
- Dave Stewart
- Rick Sutcliffe
- Salomón Torres
- Mike Torrez
- John Tudor
- Bobby Valentine
- Chico Walker
- John Wetteland
- Willie Wilson
- Steve Yeager
Final Series and championships[]
Season | Champion | Manager | Sub-Champion |
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1924 | Tigres del Licey | ||
1929 | Tigres del Licey | ||
1951 | Tigres del Licey | Félix Delgado | Leones del Escogido |
1953 | Tigres del Licey | Oscar Rodríguez | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1958-59 | Tigres del Licey | Joe Schultz | Leones del Escogido |
1963-64 | Tigres del Licey | Vernon Benson | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1969-70 | Tigres del Licey | Billy Muffett | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1970-71 | Tigres del Licey | Fred Hatfield | Leones del Escogido |
1972-73 | Tigres del Licey | Tom Lasorda | Estrellas Orientales |
1973-74 | Tigres del Licey | Tom Lasorda | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1976-77 | Tigres del Licey | Buck Rodgers | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1979-80 | Tigres del Licey | Del Crandall | Estrellas Orientales |
1982-83 | Tigres del Licey | Manny Mota | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1983-84 | Tigres del Licey | Manny Mota | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1984-85 | Tigres del Licey | Terry Collins | Azucareros del Este |
1990-91 | Tigres del Licey | John Roseboro | Leones del Escogido |
1993-94 | Tigres del Licey | Casey Parsons | Águilas Cibaeñas |
1998-99 | Tigres del Licey | Dave Jauss | Leones del Escogido |
2001–02 | Tigres del Licey | Bob Geren | Águilas Cibaeñas |
2003–04 | Tigres del Licey | Manny Acta | Gigantes del Cibao |
2005–06 | Tigres del Licey | Rafael Landestoy | Águilas Cibaeñas |
2008–09 | Tigres del Licey | José Offerman | Gigantes del Cibao |
2013-14 | Tigres del Licey | José Offerman | Leones del Escogido |
2016-17 | Tigres del Licey | Audo Vicente | Águilas Cibaeñas |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Foundation of the Tigres Del Licey (Spanish): http://www.licey.com/fundacion.asp
- Baseball teams in the Dominican Republic
- Baseball teams established in 1907
- 1907 establishments in the Dominican Republic
- Sport in Santo Domingo