Leones del Escogido

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Name=Leones del Escogido
Stadium=Estadio Quisqueya
League=Dominican Winter League
Founded=1921
Location=Santo Domingo
LeagueChamps=1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Series=Caribbean World Series
SeriesChamps=1988, 1990
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Leones del Escogido (English: "Lions of the chosen one") is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in by|1921, the Leones are one of the historically best teams from the island, having won several Dominican titles and two Caribbean World Series.

History

The "Leones"' record book is dominated by the Alou brothers: Matty, Felipe and Jesús. The brothers hold the first, second and third spots in the team's record book for the following: games played, runs, at bats, hits, home runs and RBIs. Matty and Felipe are one-two in several more categories, including bases on balls and stolen bases.

Players

*Pedro Alegria
*Felipe Alou
*Jesús Alou
*Matty Alou
*Joaquín Andújar
*Angel Baez Aquino
*Jose DeLeon
*Julio Franco
*Pedro Guerrero
*Ramon Emilio Jimenez
*Rufino Linares
*Pepe Lucas
*Juan Marichal
*Raúl Mondesí
* Jose "Makey" Moreno
*Jose Nuñez
*David Ortiz
*Luis Pujols
*Steve Racer
*Tim Raines
*Juan Samuel
*Sammy Sosa
*Mario Soto
*Tim Wallach
*Enrique Wilson
*Alex Rodriguez
*Juan Uribe
*Rafael Furcal
*Neifi Perez
*Octavio Dotel
*Juan Encarnacion
*Wilson Betemit
*Wilton Guerrero
*Quinton McCracken

ee also

*Professional baseball in the Dominican Republic
* Tigres del Licey
* Caribbean World Series

External links

* [http://www.escogido.com/ Official Site]