Leones del Escogido

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Leones del Escogido
League	Dominican Winter League
Location	Santo Domingo
Ballpark	Estadio Quisqueya
Year Founded	1921
League championships	1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Caribbean World Series championships	1988, 1990
Uniforms
Home	Away

Leones del Escogido (English: Lions of the chosen one) is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in 1921, the Leones are one of the historically best teams from the island, having won several Dominican titles and two Caribbean World Series.

Contents 1 History 2 Players 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

The Leones' record book is dominated by the Alou brothers: Matty, Felipe and Jesús. The brothers hold the first, second and third spots in the team's record book for the following: games played, runs, at bats, hits, home runs and RBIs. Matty and Felipe are one-two in several more categories, including bases on balls and stolen bases.

[edit] Players

• Pedro Alegria
• Felipe Alou
• Jesus Alou
• Matty Alou
• Joaquin Andujar
• Angel Baez Aquino
• Jose DeLeon
• Julio Franco
• Pedro Guerrero
• Ramon Emilio Jimenez
• Rufino Linares
• Pepe Lucas
• Juan Marichal
• Raúl Mondesí
• Jose "Makey" Moreno
• Jose Nuñez
• David Ortiz
• Luis Pujols
• Steve Racer
• Tim Raines
• Juan Samuel
• Sammy Sosa
• Mario Soto
• Tim Wallach
• Enrique Wilson
• Alex Rodriguez
• Juan Uribe
• Rafael Furcal
• Neifi Perez
• Octavio Dotel
• Juan Encarnacion
• Wilson Betemit
• Wilton Guerrero
• Quinton McCracken

[edit] See also

• Professional baseball in the Dominican Republic
• Tigres del Licey
• Caribbean World Series

[edit] External links

• Official Site

v • d • e Dominican Winter Baseball League
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