Ventura Escalante

Ventura Escalante Yépez (El Loro)

• Born June 1, 1919 in Santo Domingo D.R.
• Died January 11, 1948 in Rio Verde de Yamasa, Monte Plata D.R.

Biographical Information

Ventura Escalante was 2-1 with a 0.40 ERA for the Dominican national team that finished third in the 1943 Amateur World Series; only Natilla Jiménez had a lower ERA in the event. He had previously won Silver with the Dominicans in the 1942 Amateur World Series. He died in a 1948 plane crash, which killed several Dominican stars. In 1969, he was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame.