Winston Llenas

Winston Enriquillo Llenas Davila

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut August 15, 1968
• Final Game September 14, 1975
• Born September 23, 1943 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.

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Biographical Information

"Your children have Nintendo and Nickelodeon. . . Here we have mainly baseball. I don't know if you can ever comprehend how much this game means to us." - Winston Llenas, interviewed in the book "The Tropic of Baseball: Baseball in the Dominican Republic"

Winston Llenas, nicknamed "Chilote" in the Dominican Republic, played six seasons in the majors with the California Angels as a backup infielder/outfielder. He also played many seasons in the Dominican Republic and in Mexico, and later became a baseball executive.

He was one of the early major leaguers from the Dominican Republic, signed in 1961 by the Kansas City Athletics but released in 1962. The Angels then signed him and eventually brought him up in 1968 an 1969, but he was not up to stay until 1972, eleven years after he originally signed to play professional ball.

In 1964 in Single A ball, he hit .346. In 1966 in Double A ball, he hit 25 home runs. In 1970 he led the Pacific Coast League with 108 RBI while playing for the Hawaii Islanders who went 98-48. In 1967 and 1968, he became a respected slugger in the Mexican League with the Charros de Jalisco. After his major league days, he went back to Mexico to play several more seasons. In Dominican League winter ball, Llenas was usually the clean-up hitter and is one of the all-time leaders for the most home runs.

After his playing career ended, Winston Llenas was a Toronto Blue Jays coach in 1988. He was later part-owner of Las Aguilas Cibaenas based in Santiago in the Dominican Republic. He previously served the team as manager, general manager, and team president. He also scouted for the Cleveland Indians, signing Willy Taveras.

His brother Gus Llenas was an infielder in the Philadelphia Phillies chain.

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Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1978	Cafeteros de Córdoba	Mexican League	95-50	1st	none	Lost in 2nd round
1979	Cafeteros de Córdoba	Mexican League	76-56	4th	none	Lost in 2nd round
1980	Broncos de Reynosa	Mexican League	52-46	6th	none	season cancelled
	Broncos de Reynosa	Mexican League	14-22	5th	none
1981	Diablos Rojos del Mexico	Mexican League	75-47	1st	none	League Champs
1982	Diablos Rojos del Mexico	Mexican League	69-61	8th	none
1983	Nashua Angels	Eastern League	60-80	6th	California Angels
1984	Waterbury Angels	Eastern League	76-64	2nd (t)	California Angels	Lost League Finals
1985	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	66-76	7th (t)	California Angels
1986	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	68-73	6th (t)	California Angels