Leones del Caracas

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Leones del Caracas

League

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Location

Caracas

Ballpark

Estadio Universitario

Year Founded

1942

League championships

1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2006

Caribbean World Series championships

1982, 2006

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The Leones del Caracas (English: Caracas Lions) are a Venezuelan baseball team that plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Since its inception, the team has played in the Estadio Universitario in Caracas. They possess 19 championship titles, the most to date in Venezuelan baseball.

1 History
2 Caribbean World Series title
3 Management
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1942, Cervecería Princesa, an early team, was bought and transformed into Cervecería Caracas. Their first game, on May 7 against the Criollos (English: Creoles) ended with a 7-3 victory. The team faced its later nemesis, the Navegantes del Magallanes for the first time on December 27, 1942, winning this now historic game 3-0. Ten years later, the franchise was bought by Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz and christened anew as Leones del Caracas.

[edit] Caribbean World Series title

On February 7, 2006, the Leones earned Venezuela's first Caribbean World Series title in 16 years, defeating the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Republic, six games to none. With the victory, the Leones won Venezuela's sixth CWS title.

[edit] Management

Its current owner, since 2001, is the Organización Cisneros.

[edit] External links

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional
Western Division Navegantes de Magallanes \| Leones del Caracas Caribes de Anzoátegui \| Tiburones de La Guaira	Eastern Division Tigres de Aragua \| Cardenales de Lara Pastora de los Llanos \| Águilas del Zulia