Venezuelan Winter League (Winter) Encyclopedia and History

League History

League History
Year Tm
2023-24Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2022-23Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2021-22Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2020-21Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2019-20Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2018-19Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2017-18Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2016-17Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2015-16Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2014-15Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2013-14Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2012-13Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2011-12Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2010-11Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2009-10Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2008-09Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoategui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2007-08Aguilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Oriente, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2006-07Aguilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Oriente, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Pastora de Occidente, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2005-06Aguilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Oriente, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes de Magallanes, Pastora de Occidente, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2004-05Aguilas del Zulia, Caracas, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Oriente, Navegantes del Magallanes, Pastora de Occidente, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2003-04Aguilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Oriente, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Pastora de Occidente, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Oriente, Pastora, Zulia
1999-00Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Occidente Pastora, Oriente, Zulia
1998-99
1997-98Aragua Tigers, Caracas Lions, La Guaira Sharks, Lara Cardinals, Magallanes Navigators, Occidente Pastora, Oriente Caribbeans, Zulia Eagles
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
1986-87
1985-86
1984-85
1983-84
1982-83
1981-82
1980-81
1979-80
1978-79
1977-78
1976-77
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74
1972-73Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Zulia
1971-72Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Zulia
1970-71Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Zulia
1969-70Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Zulia
1968-69Acarigua, Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes
1967-68Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Valencia
1966-67Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Valencia
1965-66Aragua, Caracas, La Guaira, Lara, Magallanes, Valencia
1964-65Caracas, La Guaira, Magallanes, Valencia
1963-64Caracas, La Guaira, Orientales, Valencia
1962-63Caracas, La Guaira, Oriente, Valencia
1961-62Caracas, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia
1960-61Caracas, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia
1959-60Caracas, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia
1958-59Caracas, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia
1957-58Caracas, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia
1956-57Caracas Lions, Oriente, Pampero, Valencia Industrialists
1955-56Caracas, Magallanes, Pampero, Valencia
1954-55Caracas, Magallanes, Santa Maria, Venezuela Patriots
1953-54Caracas, Gavilanes, Magallanes, Pastora
1952-53Caracas, Magallanes, Vargas, Venezuela
1951-52Cerveceria Caracas, Magallanes, Vargas, Venezuela
1950-51Cerveceria, Magallanes, Vargas, Venezuela
1949-50Cerveceria Caracas, Magallanes, Vargas, Venezuela
1948-49Cerveceria Caracas, Magallanes, Vargas, Venezuela
1947-48
1946-47
1944-45

About the Register Data

Historical performance data for professional leagues (affiliated minor leagues, independent minor leagues, fall/winter leagues, and other international leagues) is provided by and licensed from 24-7 Baseball and Chadwick Baseball Bureau. It incorporates the work of many stalwart baseball researchers, including Cliff Blau, Art Cantu, Frank Hamilton, Reed Howard, Kevin Johnson, Bob McConnell, Jack Morris, and Ray Nemec, as well as members of the Minor Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Perhaps most importantly, it builds upon the seminal work of Ed Washuta, who magnanimously provided the framework to make the whole thing possible.

Minor league Total Zone (Rctch&Rtz, 2005-2009) data provided by Baseballprojection.com and Minorleaguesplits.com.

About the Negro League Data

Sources

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The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. Many statistics are incomplete due to ongoing research and/or limitations in published sources, so please be assured that we are aware there are issues with the data and will continue to work with our data providers to improve the data that appears here.

The Hall of Fame dataset

This data is constructed from the best available information as provided by Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group. It contains data culled from newspaper boxscores, covering league sanctioned games from 1920 to 1948, which was produced for a study sponsored by Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It reflects totals as compiled by the NLRAG up to 2006. As new credible information is continually unearthed, these numbers will continue to change.

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The Ashwill Negro Leagues Database

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Completeness

Note that our records are missing thousands of players who played in the Negro Leagues for minor league teams, independent teams, barnstorming teams or even Negro major league teams. We will bring their records to light as soon as suitable records are available for those players.

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