Lobos de Arecibo

• Location: Arecibo
• League: Puerto Rican League 1961-1980, 1982-1999, 2005-2010
• Stadium: Estadio Luis Rodríguez Olmo

Team History

The Lobos de Arecibo (Arecibo Wolves) played in the Puerto Rican League between 1961 and 2010. They won two league championships and the 1983 Caribbean Series. In 1999 the Lobos moved to Bayamon and became the Vaqueros de Bayamón. The team returned in 2005 but five years later they moved to San Juan.

Past players have included Tony Oliva, Phil Niekro, Cookie Rojas, Candy Maldonado, Jesus Vega, Bernie Williams, Orlando Merced, Dickie Thon, Ed Figueroa and Juan Beníquez. They also field a womens' baseball team (the Lobas de Arecibo) which won the first two Puerto Rican titles (2008-2009 and 2009-2010).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Post Season
1961-62	42-39	Luis Olmo
1962-63	35-35	Luis Olmo
1963-64	31-39
1964-65	38-32
1965-66	34-36
1966-67	34-36	Larry Shepard
1967-68	28-41
1968-69	19-50
1969-70	19-50
1970-71	32-37
1971-72	28-37
1972-73	37-34	Steve Boros
1973-74	35-36
1974-75	33-37
1975-76	24-36
1976-77	16-43
1977-78	36-24	Jack McKeon
1978-79	27-33
1979-80	28-32
1980-81	30-31
1981-82	Did not enter
1982-83	28-32	Ron Clark	Champions
1983-84	30-30
1984-85	21-38
1985-86	16-38
1986-87	20-33
1987-88	23-30
1988-89	31-27	Marv Foley
1989-90	19-31
1990-91	29-30
1991-92	23-27	Steve Swisher
1992-93	14-25	Nick Leyva
1993-94	25-23	Pat Kelly
1994-95	28-26	Dave Miley
1995-96	27-22	Pat Kelly	Champions
1996-97	25-26	Pat Kelly
1997-98	26-35	Pat Kelly
1998-99	23-26	Pat Kelly
2005-06	17-23	Iván DeJesús Sr.
2006-07	22-22	Pat Kelly	Runner Up
2007-08	League suspended
2008-09	22-18	Pat Kelly	Runner Up
2009-10	25-14	Pat Kelly

Caribbean Series Appearances

• 1983 Champions
• 1996 2nd place