Pompeyo Davalillo: Creole ball icon (+seeding)

On February 28, 2013, Pompeyo Davalillo, a prominent Venezuelan baseball player who was the fourth Venezuelan to reach the big leagues, died.

This Zuliano was born on June 5, 1928 in Cabimas. At 23 years of age, he was one of those who represented the country in a series against Nicaragua, where he won the award for the Most Useful Player in Venezuela, he was a scammer champion, infielder champion and second best hitter, as reported by eldiario.com.

In 1952, he made his debut in the Venezuelan Professional League with the Cervecería de Caracas team, where he was awarded rookie of the year. In Venezuelan soccer, he played 13 seasons, scored 483 hits, 63 doubles, 18 triples and 3 home runs, scored 249 runs and drove in 134. He was champion with the Caracas Lions five times.

In the 90s, as a manager in Venezuela, he won three championships: two with the Águilas del Zulia (1991-1992 and 1992-1993) and one with the Leones del Caracas (1994-1995). His last work was the 1997-1998 season, with Caribes de Oriente.

Mazo News Team