Criollos de Caguas

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Team History[edit]

The Criollos de Caguas (Creoles) were a founding member of the Puerto Rican League in 1938. They have won 20 league titles, more than any other team. They have also won the Caribbean Series five times - 1954, 1974, 1987, 2017 and 2018.

Notable Criollos players have included Luis Olmo, Roy Campanella, Bill Byrd, Hank Aaron, Vic Power, Roberto Clemente, Juan Gonzalez, José Cruz, Sr., Ed Figueroa, Felix Mantilla, Carmelo Martinez, Félix Millán, Héctor Cruz, Jerry Morales, Jose Pagan, Juan Pizarro, Sixto Lezcano, Alexis Ríos, Ivan Rodriguez, Tommy Davis, Ferguson Jenkins, Tom Lasorda, Sandy Koufax, Earl Wilson, Gary Carter, Mike Schmidt, Cal Ripken Jr., Eddie Murray, Don Mattingly, Raúl Casanova, Roberto Alomar and Willie Montanez.

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year Record Manager Post Season
1938-39 16-24
1939-40 23-33
1940-41 27-15 Jose Seda Champions
1941-42 21-23
1946-47 35-25 Jose Seda Runner-up
1947-48 33-26 Quincy Trouppe Champions
1948-49 41-39 Quincy Trouppe
1949-50 47-31 Luis Olmo Champions
1950-51 57-20 Luis Olmo Runner-up
1951-52 42-30 Luis Olmo
1952-53 26-46
1953-54 46-34 Mickey Owen Champions
1954-55 42-30 Ben Geraghty Runner-up
1955-56 38-34 Ben Geraghty Champions
1956-57 39-34
1957-58 33-31 Ted Norbert Champions
1958-59 30-33 Vic Power Runner-up
1959-60 39-24 Vic Power Champions
1960-61 30-34 Vic Power Runner-up
1961-62 43-37
1962-63 41-29 Jim Rivera Runner-up
1963-64 41-29
1964-65 32-37
1965-66 37-34
1966-67 33-37
1967-68 43-27 Nino Escalera Champions
1968-69 37-33 Luis Arroyo
1969-70 34-35 Luis Arroyo
1970-71 41-29 Napoleon Reyes Runner-up
1971-72 34-35
1972-73 38-32 Billy DeMars
1973-74 39-31 Bobby Wine Champions
1974-75 43-27 Jim Bunning Runner-up
1975-76 35-25 Jim Bunning Runner-up
1976-77 40-20 Doc Edwards Champions
1977-78 37-23
1978-79 29-31 Felix Millan Champions
1979-80 26-33
1980-81 29-31 Ray Miller Champions
1981-82 37-23
1982-83 26-34
1983-84 26-34
1984-85 33-27
1985-86 33-21
1986-87 31-23 Tim Foli Champions
1987-88 24-30
1988-89 29-29 Sandy Alomar Sr.
1989-90 28-22 Ramon Aviles Runner-up
1990-91 31-28
1994-95 21-33
1995-96 18-32
1996-97 27-23 Ed Romero
1997-98 30-32 Ed Romero
1998-99 21-28
1999-00 26-25 Bert Pena
2000-01 30-19 Sandy Alomar Sr. Champions
2001-02 27-25 Sandy Alomar Sr. / Bert Pena
2002-03 32-18 Oscar Acosta Runner-up
2003-04 28-20 Mako Oliveras Runner-up
2004-05 24-16 Jose Munoz
2005-06 20-21 Jerry Morales
2006-07 23-21 Mako Oliveras
2007-08 League suspended
2008-09 19-24 Wally Backman / Carmelo Martinez
2009-10 20-20 Carmelo Martinez / Lino Rivera Runner-up
2010-11 31-16 Lino Rivera Champions
2011-12 23-19 Lino Rivera Runner-up
2012-13 24-16 Pedro Lopez Champions
2013-14 21-19 Pedro Lopez Runner-up
2014-15 25-14 Alex Cora
2015-16 21-21 Alex Cora
2016-17 19-21 Luis Matos Champions
2017-18 11-7 Luis Matos Champions
2018-19 16-20 Luis Matos
2019-20 11-20 Luis Matos / Andy Gonzalez
2020-21 14-4 Ramon Vazquez Champions
2021-22 20-12 Ramon Vazquez Champions

Caribbean Series Appearances[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • Thomas E. Van Hyning: "Caguas Criollos: Five Caribbean Series Crowns and Cooperstown Connections", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 1 (spring 2018), pp. 7-16.

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