Tigres de Aragua
Tigres de Aragua Aragua Tigers | |
League: | Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional |
Founding: | July 1965 |
First Season: | 1965/1966 |
City: | Maracay, Aragua |
Stadium: | Estadio José Pérez Colmenares |
League Titles: | 10 |
1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2015-16 | |
Serie del Caribe Titles: | 1 |
2009 | |
Former Names: | |
Future Names: | |
President: | Rafael Rodríguez Rendón |
General Manager: | Rafael Rodríguez Rendón |
Manager: |
The Tigres de Aragua are a Venezuelan winter league team that plays in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. The team was founded in 1965 by Homero Días Osuna, Óscar Ortega, Ildegar Pérez Segnini, Alfredo García Guevara and Foción Serrano. The team joined the LVBP as part of league's first expansion. In the team's seventh season the team won its first LVBP title, two years later it won its second which was followed by a third championship in the following year. In recent years the team has again become one of the league's top teams under the guidance of manager Buddy Bailey, winning back-to-back titles from 2003 to 2005 and again from 2006-2009. After losing in the finals in 2011, they won their 9th league title in 2012 and added a 10th in 2016.
The Tigres won their first Caribbean Series title in 2009.
Contents
Yer-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|
1965-66 | 18-42 | José Casanova | |
1966-67 | 28-32 | José Casanova / Cal Ermer | |
1967-68 | 34-26 | Wilfredo Calvino | Runner Up |
1968-69 | 30-30 | Carlos Pascual | Runner Up |
1969-70 | 30-30 | Roger Craig | Semi Final |
1970-71 | 23-37 | Wilfredo Calvino | |
1971-72 | 32-28 | Vern Rapp / Rod Carew | Champions |
1972-73 | 36-35 | Jim Frey | Semi Final |
1973-74 | 32-28 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | Season cancelled |
1974-75 | 32-28 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | Champions |
1975-76 | 31-33 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | Champions |
1976-77 | 26-39 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | |
1977-78 | 35-35 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | Semi Final |
1978-79 | 37-33 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. | Semi Final |
1979-80 | 25-45 | Ozzie Virgil Sr. / Dave Concepcion | |
1980-81 | 27-33 | Carlos Pascual | |
1981-82 | 33-34 | Roy Majtyka / Enrique Izquierdo | |
1982-83 | 33-32 | Enrique Izquierdo / Dave Concepcion | Semi Final |
1983-84 | 30-36 | Bob Didier | |
1984-85 | 38-27 | Bob Didier | Runner Up |
1985-86 | 30-35 | Jim Fregosi | |
1986-87 | 30-34 | Bob Didier | |
1987-88 | 29-31 | Jack Lind | Runner Up |
1988-89 | 26-34 | Jim Shellenback | Runner Up |
1989-90 | 20-40 | Dave Concepcion | |
1990-91 | 29-31 | Marc Bombard | |
1991-92 | 34-25 | Rick Down | Runner Up |
1992-93 | 31-29 | Mike Hart | |
1993-94 | 32-28 | Rick Down | |
1994-95 | 34-26 | Grady Little | |
1995-96 | 31-29 | Eddie Rodriguez / Alfredo Ortiz | |
1996-97 | 26-24 | Alfredo Ortiz | |
1997-98 | 26-38 | Trey Hillman / Alfredo Ortiz | |
1998-99 | 34-28 | Alfredo Ortiz | |
1999-00 | 29-32 | Alfredo Ortiz | |
2000-01 | 30-32 | Rodolfo Hernandez | |
2001-02 | 33-29 | Bill Plummer | Runner Up |
2002-03 | 28-11 | Buddy Bailey | Season cancelled |
2003-04 | 34-28 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2004-05 | 31-31 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2005-06 | 38-24 | Buddy Bailey | Runner Up |
2006-07 | 41-21 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2007-08 | 32-31 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2008-09 | 36-27 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2009-10 | 28-35 | Buddy Bailey | |
2010-11 | 33-30 | Buddy Bailey | Runner Up |
2011-12 | 31-30 | Buddy Bailey | Champions |
2012-13 | 23-39 | Buddy Bailey | |
2013-14 | 29-34 | Buddy Bailey | |
2014-15 | 35-27 | Luis Sojo / Carlos Subero | |
2015-16 | 31-32 | Eddie Perez | Champions |
2016-17 | 30-33 | Eddie Perez / Buddy Bailey | 1st Round |
2017-18 | 32-31 | Buddy Bailey / Carlos Garcia | 1st Round |
2018-19 | 33-30 | Ramon Hernandez / Oscar Salazar | 1st Round |
2019-20 | 17-25 | Clemente Alvarez / Barbaro Garbey |
Caribbean Series Appearances[edit]
- 1972: 2nd place (t)
- 1975: Last place
- 1976: 2nd place
- 2004: 3rd place
- 2005: 2nd place (t)
- 2007: 3rd place
- 2008: 3rd place (t)
- 2009: Champions
- 2012: 2nd place (t)
- 2016: Runner up
Retired Numbers[edit]
- 11 - Luis Aparicio (Retired League Wide)
- 13 - David Concepcion
- 18 - Jesús "Chalao" Méndez
- 47 - Rosman García
Notable Players[edit]
- Teolindo Acosta
- Edgardo Alfonzo
- Oswaldo Arcia
- John Bateman
- Francisco Butto
- Miguel Cabrera
- Rod Carew
- Ronny Cedeño
- David Concepción
- Victor Davalillo
- Alex Delgado
- Rich Garcés
- Rosman García
- Adrian Garrett
- Leonardo Hernandez
- Luis Maza
- Jesús "Chalao" Méndez
- Victor Moreno
- Roberto Muñoz
- Oswaldo Olivares
- Eduardo Pérez
- Martin Prado
- Luis Rodriguez
- Alex Romero
- Ron Washington
- Roberto Zambrano
External Links[edit]
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