Llaneros de Acarigua
TheLlaneros de Acariguawere abaseballclub which played in theVenezuelan Professional Baseball Leagueduring the 1968–1969 season. They weremanagedbyAlfonso Carrasqueland played its home games at theEstadio BR Julio Hernández MolinainAcarigua,Portuguesa.
The Llaneros joined the circuit as a replacement for theIndustriales de Valencia.They were the worst in the six-team league, getting roughed up as a last-place club with a 23-37 record, ending 16 games out of the first placeLeones del Caracas.
Between the Acarigua players who hadMajor Leagueexperience wereJim Hicks,Cleo James,José Martínez,Barry Raziano,Roberto MuñozandDon O'Riley.
The team withdrew at the end of the season and be replaced by theAguilas del Zuliain the 1969-1970 tournament.
Sources
[edit]- Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006).La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela.LVBP, Caracas.ISBN980-6996-02-X
- PuraPelota – Llaneros de Acarigua
- es.Wikipedia.org – Llaneros de Acarigua