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 Lecheros de Bayamón: a big blue B in a curvy bold font, shadowed in black, on a golden circle studded in navy, bordered in navy, then white, then navy.

Lecheros de Bayamón

Bayamón Milkmen

  • League: Hostos.
  • Division: Oeste Metropolitano.
  • Nicknames: Chicharrones, Orizules, La Crema.
  • Vivas: “¡Tira lazo!”
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royal

While there are theories that attempt to explain why the team in Bayamón ended up with this name, the most likely explanation is that the sponsor preferred to associate with the town’s developing dairy industry rather than the principal alternative of chicharrones.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Hostos pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1889

Series Interdivisionales

1889 • 1896

Series Eliminatorias

1884 • 1886 • 1888 • 1889 • 1892 • 1895 • 1896 • 1901

División Metro Oeste titles

1879 • 1884 • 1886 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1892 • 1895

Wild card berths

1893 • 1896 • 1897 • 1901

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Odessa Cowhands (Odessa Circuit, LoFF)
Kumamoto クマ / Bears (Northern League, NYK)
Herradones de Bayamón (División Arturo Schomburg, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Bayamón (División Enrique Peñalosa, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Beloveso Martínez: 1871-1884.
  • Santiago Martínez: 1884-1890.
  • Ramón Flores: 1890-

Stadia

  • Campo de los Lecheros: 1871-