The Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano (in English, the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ) is a nonprofit institution operated by private interests, which was founded on April 18, 2002, thanks to the vision of Carlos Daniel Cárdenas Lares. The institution is located at Centro Sambil , in Valencia , the capital city of Carabobo State and the third largest city of Venezuela .[ 1]
The museum offers visitors the origins and growth of baseball in the world and the history of what is known as the National sport of Venezuela. It also shows, through its exhibitions, the most prominent players who have made significant achievements, as well as efforts to honor people who have highlighted the activity of baseball in Venezuela, recognizing and appreciating their impact on national culture and exalt those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport.[ 1]
The museum covers a total area of 2,300 square meters and is laid out on two levels. The first floor of the museum includes four historical rooms, an auditorium dedicated to Luis Aparicio , an art gallery named after Andrés Galarraga , a baseball library and a shop. On the second floor are a permanent Hall of Fame exhibition, two batting cages, and a newsroom.[ 1]
Since its opening in 2002, the museum created two nominating committees responsible for selecting the most notable baseball figures of all time. The Contemporary Committee, comprising representatives of the media, official scorekeepers, umpires, representatives of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League , and Players Association officers, have the task of choosing both natives and foreign players who developed their careers in Venezuelan professional baseball through the 1980–2005 period. Meanwhile, the Historical Committee selects those players who made their careers in the period prior to the 1980–1981 season of the VPBL. In both cases, are also recognized those managers, executives, broadcasters and individuals who have collaborated in the development of baseball in Venezuela.[ 1]
Members
Notes
Bold denotes Major League Baseball player
Italics denotes National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum member
Elected by Contemporary Committee †
Elected by Historical Committee ‡
In 2004 there was no selection
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Luis Aparicio
Apr 29, 1934
Maracaibo, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 2]
José Bracho
Jul 23, 1928
Maracaibo, VE
Jun 16, 2011
Ptos. de Altagracia, VE
Player
‡ [ 3]
Alejandro Carrasquel
Jun 24, 1920
Caracas, VE
Aug 19, 1969
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 4]
Alfonso Carrasquel
Jan 23, 1928
Caracas, VE
May 25, 2005
Caracas, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 5]
José Antonio Casanova
Feb 18, 1918
Maracaibo, VE
Jul 8, 1999
Maracay, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 6]
David Concepción
Jun 17, 1948
Ocumare Cst, VE
Player
‡ [ 7]
Víctor Davalillo
Jul 31, 1939
Cabimas, VE
Player
‡ [ 8]
Luis García
Sep 14, 1929
Carúpano, VE
Jan 9, 2014
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 9]
Vidal López
Apr 19, 1918
Río Chico, VE
Feb 20, 1972
Caracas, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 10]
Roberto Olivo
Jan 13, 1914
Caracas, VE
Jun 22, 2005
Caracas, VE
Umpire
‡ [ 11]
Diego Seguí
Aug 17, 1937
Holguín, CU
Player
‡ [ 12]
Abelardo Raidi
Dec 25, 1914
Valencia, VE
Jan 27, 2002
Caracas, VE
Executive
‡ [ 13]
Juan Antonio Yanes
Jun 24, 1902
Caracas, VE
Aug 8, 1987
Caracas, VE
Owner
‡ [ 14]
César Tovar
Jul 30, 1940
Caracas, VE
Jul 14, 1994
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 15]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Ernesto Aparicio
Mar 11, 1910
Maracaibo, VE
Mar 2, 2006
Los Teques, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 16]
Luis Aparicio, Sr.
Aug 28, 1912
Maracaibo, VE
Jan 1, 1971
Maracaibo, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 17]
Tony Armas
Jul 2, 1953
Pto. Píritu, VE
Player
† [ 18]
José Del Vecchio
May 3, 1917
Miranda, VE
May 27, 1990
Caracas, VE
Promoter
‡ [ 19]
Herman Ettedgui
Jul 31 1917
Pto. Cabello, VE
Jun 17, 2012
Caracas, VE
Journalist
‡ [ 20]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
1941 AWS Champion Team
‡ [ 21]
Teolindo Acosta
Jul 23, 1937
Maracaibo, VE
Aug 2, 2004
Valencia, VE
Player
‡ [ 22]
Pancho Pepe Cróquer
May 23, 1920
Turmero, VE
Dic 18, 1955
Barranquilla, CO
Broadcaster
‡ [ 23]
Emilio Cueche
Oct 20, 1927
Barcelona, VE
Jul 31, 2006
Valencia, VE
Player
‡ [ 24]
Baudilio Díaz
Mar 23, 1953
Cúa, VE
Nov 23, 1990
Caracas, VE
Player
† [ 25]
Ramón Monzant
Jan 4, 1933
Maracaibo, VE
Aug 10, 2001
Maracaibo, VE
Player
‡ [ 26]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Pompeyo Davalillo
Jul 5, 1928
Cabimas, VE
Feb 28, 2013
Ocumare del Tuy, VE
Player/Manager
‡ [ 27]
Manuel García
Dec 28, 1905
Manacas, CU
Apr 13, 1995
Caraballeda, VE
Player
‡ [ 28]
Delio Amado León
Sep 13, 1932
Maracay, VE
Nov 30, 1996
Caracas, VE
Broadcaster
‡ [ 29]
Jesús Marcano Trillo
Dec 25, 1950
Caripito, VE
Player
† [ 30]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Gualberto Acosta
Jul 12, 1924
Caracas, VE
Jun 11, 2008
Ciudad Bolívar, VE
Umpire
‡ [ 31]
Héctor Benítez
Nov 1, 1918
Caracas, VE
Jun 17, 2011
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 32]
Gustavo Gil
Apr 19, 1939
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 33]
Luis Leal
Mar 21, 1957
Barquisimeto, VE
Player
† [ 34]
Gonzalo Márquez
Mar 31, 1946
Carúpano, VE
Dec 20, 1984
La Victoria, VE
Player
† [ 35]
Luis Peñalver
Nov 20, 1941
Cumaná, VE
Pitcher
† [ 36]
Oscar Prieto Ortiz
Ago 1, 1905
Ciudad Bolívar, VE
Aug 10, 1983
Caracas, VE
Owner
‡ [ 37]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Urbano Lugo
Aug 12, 1962
Punto Fijo, VE
Player
† [ 38]
Aurelio Monteagudo
Nov 19, 1943
Caibarien, CU
Nov 19, 1990
Saltillo, MX
Pitcher
† [ 39]
Oswaldo Olivares
Sep 15, 1953
Caracas, VE
Player
† [ 40]
Regino Otero
Sep 7, 1915
La Habana, CU
Oct 21, 1988
Hialeah, US
Manager
‡ [ 41]
Chucho Ramos
Apr 12, 1918
Maturín, VE
Sep 2, 1977
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 42]
Luis Tiant
Nov 23, 1940
Marianao, CU
Player
† [ 43]
Carlos Tovar Bracho
Feb 5, 1933
Valencia, VE
Mar 6, 2006
Caracas, VE
Broadcaster
‡ [ 44]
Luis Zuloaga
Dec 31, 1922
Valencia, VE
May 22, 2013
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 45]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Luis Aponte
Jun 14, 1951
El Tigre, VE
Player
† [ 46]
Ángel Bravo
Aug 4, 1942
Santa Rita, VE
Player
‡ [ 47]
Andrés Galarraga
Jun 18, 1951
Caracas, VE
First baseman
† [ 48]
Teodoro Obregón
Dic 17, 1935
Caracas, VE
Player
‡ [ 49]
Pedro Padrón Panza
Sep 16, 1920
La Guaira, VE
Apr 1, 1999
Caracas, VE
Owner
‡ [ 50]
Lázaro Salazar
Feb 4, 1912
La Habana, CU
Apr 25, 1957
Mexico City, MX
Player/Manager
‡ [ 51]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Wilson Álvarez
Mar 24, 1970
Maracaibo, VE
Player
† [ 52]
Oswaldo Guillén
Jan 20, 1964
Ocumare del Tuy, VE
Player
† [ 53]
Roberto Muñoz
Nov 21, 1949
Caracas, VE
Sep 23, 2012
Maracay, VE
Player
† [ 54]
Luis Salazar
May 19, 1956
Barcelona, VE
Player
† [ 55]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Dalmiro Finol
Aug 21, 1919
Maracaibo, VE
May 16, 1994
Maracaibo, VE
Player
† [ 56]
Luis Sojo
Jan 3, 1965
Caracas, VE
Player/Manager
† [ 56]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Dámaso Blanco
Dec 11, 1941
Curiepe, VE
Player/Sportscaster
† [ 57]
Juan Vené
Jan 10, 1929
Caracas, VE
Journalist/Sportscaster
† [ 57]
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
Position
Refs
Oswaldo Blanco
Sep 8, 1945
Maracaibo, VE
Player
‡ [ 58]
Leonel Carrión
Feb 15, 1952
Maracaibo, VE
Player
‡ [ 58]
Remigio Hermoso
Oct 1, 1947
Puerto Cabello, VE
Player
‡ [ 58]
Julián Ladera
Feb 15, 1952
Carmen de Uria, VE
Player
‡ [ 58]
Pablo Morales Pérez
(?), 1905
La Guaira, VE
Nov 29, 1969
Caracas, VE
Owner
‡ [ 58]
See also
References
^ a b c d "Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano Official Website" . (Spanish )
^ "Aparicio, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Bracho, José" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Carrasquel, Alejandro" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Carrasquel, Alfonso" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Casanova, José Antonio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Concepción, David" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Davalillo, Víctor" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "García, Camaleón" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "López, Vidal" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Olivo, Roberto" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Seguí, Diego" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Raidi, Abelardo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Yanes, Juan Antonio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Tovar, César" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-28 .
^ "Aparicio, Ernesto" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Aparicio Sr., Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Armas, Antonio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Del Vecchio, José" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Ettedgui, Herman" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Campeones Mundiales de Béisbol Amateur 1941" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Acosta, Teolindo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Cróquer, Pancho Pepe" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Cueche, Emilio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Díaz, Baudilio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Monzant, Ramón" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Davalillo, Pompeyo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "García, Manuel" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "León, Delio Amado" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Marcano Trillo, Jesús" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Acosta, Gualberto" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Benítez, Héctor" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Gil, Gustavo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Leal, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Márquez, Gonzalo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Peñalver, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Prieto Ortiz, Oscar" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Lugo Jr., Urbano" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Monteaguudo, Aurelio" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Olivares, Oswaldo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Otero, Regino" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Ramos, Chucho" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Tiant, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Tovar Bracho, Carlos" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Zuloaga, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Aponte, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Bravo, Ángel" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Galarraga, Andrés" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Obregón, Teodoro" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Padrón Panza, Pedro" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Salazar, Lázaro" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Álvarez, Wilson" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Guillén, Oswaldo" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Muñoz Rodríguez, Roberto" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ "Salazar, Luis" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .
^ a b "Dalmiro Finol y Luis Sojo nuevos integrantes al Salón de la Fama 2012" . VBHoF website. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
^ a b "Dámaso Blanco y Juan Vené exaltados al Salón de la Fama venezolano" . Ultimas Noticias. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
^ a b c d e El Salón de la Fama recibirá a 13 nuevos inmortales . MuseoDeBeisbol.com.ve. Retrieved on August 7, 2015.