The logo of the Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña: a big sky-blue circle, bordered in red and white, surrounding a smaller circle of darker blue with white borders, superimposed on which is a red-and-white nautical star that hosts the acronym "LNP" in black block letters.

Gaceta de la Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña

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The logo of the Cuervos de Patillas: a purple "P" in capital serif font, bordered in bright blue, on a black circle gridded with purple, bordered in purple-cyan-purple.

Cuervos de Patillas

Patillas Crows

  • League: Betances.
  • Division: Sureste.
  • Nicknames: Grajos, La Esmeralda.
  • Vivas: “¡San Benito!”
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Patillas boasts of no less a patron than St. Benedict of Nursia, who, as legend—and the chronicle on the town’s coat of arms—have it, was once saved from a poisoning attempt by enemy monks when a helpful crow miraculously appeared and ate the offending bread.

Mascot: Gafástrofe

(gafas “sunglasses” + catástrofe “catastrophe”)

We're going to try and describe Gafástrofe, the mascot of the Cuervos de Patillas. It's an impossibly cool crow, the kind of purple comic books use to symbolize black leather, with light blue beak and talons, and a pair of sunglasses whose black lenses are reflecting white lightning. We even feel a little overwhelmed to write the alt text for a creature whose one glance would outshine us all.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Betances pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

None.

Series Interdivisionales

1877 • 1901

Series Eliminatorias

1875 • 1877 • 1895 • 1901 • 1903

División Sureste titles

1871 • 1876 • 1889 • 1903

Wild card berths

1875 • 1877 • 1892 • 1895 • 1896 • 1901 • 1902 • 1904

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Sheffield Talons (English Baseball Championship, C4F)
Niigata 白鳥 / Swans (Northern League, NYK)
Panaderos de Patillas (División Carmen Bozello y Guzmán, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Patillas (División Luis Garibaldo, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Plutarco Rocha: 1871-

Stadia

  • Jardines de los Cuervos: 1871-1903.
  • Campo Atlético de San Benito: 1904-