Pastora de los Llanos
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| Pastora de los Llanos | |||
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| League | LVBP (Western Division) | ||
| Location | Araure/Acarigua | ||
| Ballpark | Estadio BR Julio Hernández Molina | ||
| Year founded | 1991 | ||
| Former name(s) | Pastora de Occidente | ||
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The Pastora de los Llanos were a baseball club which played in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League between the 1997-98 and 2006-07 seasons. They were based in the cities of Acarigua and Araure in Portuguesa, and played its home games at Estadio BR Julio Hernández Molina in Araure.
The Pastora de los Llanos were aligned in the Western Division as a replacement for the departed Pastora de Occidente, which were based in Cabimas.
Starting the 2007-08 season, the franchise moved to Margarita Island and was renamed Bravos de Margarita.
Yearly Team Records
| Season | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 34-30 | 2nd | Domingo Carrasquel | Lost 1st round playoff series |
| 1998-99 | 25-37 | 4th | Domingo Carrasquel | |
| 1999-00 | 36-26 | 1st | Luis Dorante | Lost 1st round playoff series |
| 2000-01 | 30-32 | 3rd | Luis Dorante | Lost 1st round playoff series |
| 2001-02 | 33-28 | 2nd | Luis Dorante | Lost 1st round playoff series |
| 2002-03 | 12-27 | 4th | Luis Dorante | Season suspended due to a general strike |
| 2003-04 | 35-27 | 1st | Luis Dorante | Lost 1st round playoff series |
| 2004-05 | 31-30 | 2nd | Luis Dorante | |
| 2005-06 | 23-39 | 3rd | Edgar Alfonzo | |
| 2006-07 | 25-37 | 4th | Edgar Alfonzo Phil Regan |
Team highlights
- 1997-98: Alex Cabrera and teammate Luis Raven tied with Caribes' Magglio Ordóñez for the most home runs with eight.
- 1998-99: Luis Raven led the league with 18 home runs.
- 1999-00: Alex Cabrera tied with Cardenales' Anthony Sanders for the most home runs with seven.
- 2000-01: Alex Cabrera led the league with 13 home runs.
- 2001-02: Ramón Hernández won the batting title with a .376 average.
- 2002-03: Javier Colina won the batting title with a .355 average.
- 2004-05:
- Javier Colina led the league with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs.
- Ricardo Palma posted the best ERA among pitchers with a 2.02 mark.
Other players of note
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- Brent Bowers
- Mickey Callaway
- Ramón Castro
- Chris Clapinski
- Howie Clark
- Trace Coquillette
- Jason Conti
- Mike Duvall
- Horacio Estrada
- Ramón García
- Alberto González
- Beiker Graterol
- Ryan Hawblitzel
- Maicer Izturis
- Ryan Karp
- José Lobatón
- Robert Machado
- Garry Maddox
- Rob Mackowiak
- Hensley Meulens
- Carlos Monasterios
- Miguel Montero
- Talmadge Nunnari
- Kasey Olemberger
- Luis Ordaz
- Jarrod Patterson
- Matt Perisho
- Jake Robbins
- Alex Sánchez
- Alex Serrano
- Marco Scutaro
- Scott Stewart
- Joe Thurston
- Yorvit Torrealba
- Eider Torres
- Carlos Valderrama
