Tiburones de La Guaira

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Tiburones de La Guaira
League	LVBP (Eastern Division)
Location	La Guaira
Ballpark	Estadio Universitario
Year Founded	1962
League championships	1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1968-1969, 1970-1971, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1985-1986
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Tiburones de La Guaira (English: La Guaira Sharks) are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of La Guaira, the Tiburones have won seven national championships since their founding in 1962.

[edit] History

In 1962 the Pampero team, which was started in 1955, was sold for the symbolic prize of one bolívar by his owner Alejandro Hernández. The new team changed its name to Tiburones de la Guaira.

[edit] Retired numbers

• 11 Luis Aparicio
• 13 Oswaldo Guillén
• 14 Gustavo Polidor
• 15 Robert Marcano
• 40 Carlos Martínez
• 41 Aurelio Monteagudo

[edit] External links

• Official site

v • d • e Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional Caribes de Anzoátegui • Tigres de Aragua • Leones del Caracas • Tiburones de La Guaira • Cardenales de Lara • Navegantes del Magallanes • Bravos de Margarita • Águilas del Zulia