Leones de Ponce (baseball)

This article is about the Ponce baseball team. For the basketball team, see Leones de Ponce (basketball).
Leones de Ponce
Information
LeagueLiga de Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico
LocationPonce, Puerto Rico
BallparkEstadio Paquito Montaner
Founded1938[4]
Nickname(s)Leones
League championships1941/1942, 1942/1943, 1943/1944, 1944/1945, 1946 /1947, 1968/1969, 1969/1970, 1971/1972, 1981/1982, 2003/2004, 2008/2009
Caribbean Series championships1972
Former name(s)Ponce Baseball Club[1]
Former league(s)Liga del Castillo[1]
Former ballparksCampo Atlético Charles H. Terry
ColorsBlack and Red    
MascotLion
OwnershipHéctor “Tito” Gracia[2]
CoachEduardo Pérez[3]
ManagerJosé ‘Cheo’ Hernández[2]

The Leones de Ponce (English: Lions) is a baseball team in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC). The organization is based in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The team plays at the Francisco Montaner Stadium. Contrary to popular belief, the name Leones comes from their team owner being photographed with a whip as if taming lions.[5] At one time, the "legendary" team scored a continuous run of thirteen championships.[2] The team's owner is Héctor “Tito” Gracia, and former baseball player with the Leones himself.[2] The team's colors are black and red.

  1. ^ a b La Maldicion de los Leones de Ponce por los Yankees de NY y Cheo Cruz. 03-10-2010. Univision Television. TV > FOROS > Maria Elena Salinas. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Nuevo apoderado: Acepta el desafío de los Leones. Junior Lugo Marrero. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ^ "El Uniforme le quedo tirao a Eduardo Perez". Primera Hora.
  4. ^ Sports / Sports in the 20th Century. Archived 2012-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ Baseball without Borders. By George Gmelch. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2006. Page 164.