{"product_id":"the-santurce-crabbers-thomas-e-van-hyning-9780786438952","title":"The Santurce Crabbers: Sixty Seasons of Puerto Rican Winter League Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e The first owner of the Santurce Crabbers, Pedrin Zorrilla, was a visionary, with many Negro League and big league contacts (he signed up Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Ray Dandridge and Leon Day in the first decade). Santurce was the most successful winter league team of the 1950s, with three Caribbean Series titles. Roberto Clemente, Ruben Gomez, Willie Mays, Willard Brown and Bob Thurman played for the Crabbers. Tom Lasorda used to pitch for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Santurce set up working agreements with the Giants, Orioles, Dodgers and Astros, among other teams. Earl Weaver and Frank Robinson were team managers; several Hall of Famers were early-career Crabbers. Orlando Cepeda and Tony (Tany) Perez played their entire winter league careers with Santurce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. Van Hyning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786438959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786438952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Thomas E. Van Hyning","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110645190911,"sku":"9780786438952","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e10a482d-6d67-4718-b5ae-7ed41631275b.jpg?v=1725469369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-santurce-crabbers-thomas-e-van-hyning-9780786438952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}