Pedro Miguel Caratini
Pedro Miguel Caratini | |
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Born: September 29, 1893[1][2] Coamo, Puerto Rico | |
Died: February 20, 1978 Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right? Threw: Right? | |
MLB debut | |
ca. 1900, for the Tigres del Licey | |
Last MLB appearance | |
ca. 1930 | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Pedro Miguel Caratini y González (September 29, 1893 – February 20, 1978) was a
Caratini founded the first institute for accountants (Spanish: Peritos Contadores) in the Dominican Republic, his adoptive land, there he raised his family with his wife Maria Luisa Geraldino of Ponce, Puerto Rico; they had three daughters, Josefa Maria (died in 1999), Gloria Ines (died in 2002) and Carmen Luisa (died in 2012), 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and so far 7 great-great-grandchildren. He was honored by Dominican president Joaquin Balaguer for his institute for accountants in 1975.
Legacy
Caratini is honored at the Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens in
He was also inducted into the "Coamo (Puerto Rico) Sports Hall of Fame" in 1990. In Coamo, its ballpark stadium was also named after him, known as the Pedro M. Caratini Stadium.
He was a World War I veteran who fought for the United States of America.
References
- ^ Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001
- ^ Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
- ^ Ruck, Rob (1990). The tropic of baseball: baseball in the Dominican Republic. Meckler Publishing. p. 11.
- ^ McNeil, William F. (2000). Baseball's other all-stars. McFarland. p. 144.
- ^ Sports. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 18 April 2013.