Peñuelas in Municipio de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Mariano Quiñones
Exaltado al Salon de la Fama del Deporte Puertorriqueño
| — | [Inducted into the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame] | — |
Nace en Peñuelas en el año 1954.
Destacado lanzador boricua que ha puesto en alto el nombre de nuestro pueblo con su estelar participacion local, en multiples competencias internacionales y en la Olimbiada Mundial en Seul, Korea en 1988.
Unico lanzador en la historia actual del beisbol aficionado puertorriqueño en obtener mas de cien victorias (160) y mas e mil ponches (1,616).
Born in Peñuelas in 1954.
Outstanding Puerto Rican pitcher who has raised the name of our town with his stellar local participation, in mulitiple international competitions and in the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea in 1988.
Only pitcher as of today in the history of Puerto Rican amateur baseball to obtain more than one hundred victories (160) and more than one thousand strikeouts (1,616).
Erected 2001 by Municipio de Peñuelas, Hon. Walter Torres Maldonado, Alcalde.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.
Location. 18° 3.194′ N, 66° 43.304′ W. Marker is in Peñuelas in Municipio de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. It is at the
this page online
Regionally, this marker is on the Southern Coastal Zone and in the Greater Ponce Area. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: El Güiro (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); El Flamboyán (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Monumento al Soldado Caído (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Leyenda del Río Guayanés (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ángel Pacheco Alvarado (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Fuente Tipo "Bizcocho" (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Monumento al Soldado Caído (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); La Locomotora "La Negra Cocola" (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Clear, daylight photos of the marker, its context and the statue. • Can you help?
