Estrellas Orientales
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| League | Dominican Winter League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | San Pedro de Macorís | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Tetelo Vargas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1954, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Estrellas Orientales (also known as Estrellas de Oriente) is a baseball team in the Dominican Winter League. Based in San Pedro de Macorís, the team has historically struggled, winning championships only in 1954 and 1968.
[edit] Retired numbers
| No. | Name | Pos. | Year |
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| 1 | Tetelo Vargas | OF | 1936 |
| 4 | Alfredo Griffin | SS | 1976 |
| 5 | Rico Carty | LF | 1963 |
| 10 | Ralph Garr | OF | 1968 |
| 12 | Manuel Castillo | 3B | 1980 |
| 16 | Rafael Ramírez | SS | 1980 |
| 17 | Silvano Quezada | P | 1967 |
| 18 | Rafael Batista | 1B | 1973 |
| 123 | José Oliva | 3B | 1994 |
[edit] Trivia
The Estrellas Orientales franchise is considered the equivalent of the "Chicago Cubs" among Dominican Teams because of their current championship drought, the longest in the history of the Dominican Winter League.
[edit] External links
 Dominican Winter Baseball League |
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| Águilas Cibaeñas (Santiago) | Azucareros del Este (La Romana) Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macorís) | Gigantes del Cibao (Santo Domingo) Leones del Escogido (Santo Domingo) | Tigres del Licey (Santo Domingo) |
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