Santa Marta (baseball club)
The Samanes del Santa Marta BBC were a baseball team that played in the
Estadio Universitario de Caracas
.
Santa Marta was managed by former big leaguer Red Kress and entered the league as a replacement for the departed Sabios de Vargas, being part of a four-team league that included the Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes and Patriotas de Venezuela.
The team was clearly overmatched, finishing in last place with an 18-33 record, 14½ games out of first place. Santa Marta never reached a high level of popularity, failing to encourage a significant fan support, and folded after its first season.
The franchise would be replaced by the Industriales de Valencia in the 1955-1956 tournament.
Selected players
- Vern Benson
- Emilio Cueche
- Hank Foiles
- Joe Frazier
- Bill Kennedy
- Clem Koshorek
- Julián Ladera
- Jesús Mora
- Joe Pignatano
- Dave Pope
- Bob Smith
- Gene Stephens
- Bill Werle
Sources
- Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela. LVBP, Caracas. ISBN 980-6996-02-X
- Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (1992). Numeritos del béisbol profesional venezolano (1946-1992). LVBP, Caracas. ISBN 980-0712-47-X
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