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  HiramBithorn
This site is dedicated to the memory of Hiram Bithorn, a forgotten hero, the first Puerto Rican baseball player in the major leagues.
Hiram Gabriel Sosa Bithorn was born on March 19, 1916 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Hiram Bithorn led the way for more than 200 puertoricans to this date, achieve the dream of becoming a major league baseball player.
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  Hiram Bithorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bithorn won nine games and lost fourteen in his first season, but he rebounded in 1943 by going 18-12 and completing 19 of his 30 starts, and leading the league in shutouts with seven, establishing a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that still stands.
Bithorn's achievement of making it to the majors remained a source of pride in Puerto Rico, and he was honored in 1962 when the biggest ballpark on the island was built and named for him.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium is located next to Roberto Clemente Coliseum and across the street from Plaza Las Américas, and it also has hosted world championship boxing fights, the 1979 Pan-American Games, and important musical spectacles.
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 Hiram Bithorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bithorn was born in Santurce, a heavily populated area of San Juan.
In 1946, Bithorn was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and in 1947, he saw two innings of action with the Chicago White Sox.
Bithorn went to Mexico in 1952, to attempt a comeback, through the Mexican baseball league, to the major leagues.
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 Hiram Bithorn...
Bithorn's seven shutouts that year remains the record for the most shutouts by a Puerto Rican in the Majors.
Hiram Bithorn's career as a ballplayer was cut short after that great summer of 1943.
Bithorn died in 1951, shot by a policeman in Mexico en route to visit his sister during the Christmas holidays.
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 Hiram Bithorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Hiram Gabriel Bithorn (March 18, 1916 - January 1, 1952) was a Puerto Rican right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play in the major leagues.
Bithorn won nine games and lostfourteen in his first season, but he rebounded in 1943 going 18-12 andcompleting 19 of his 30 starts, and led the league in shutouts with seven,establishing a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that still stands.
Hiram BithornStadium is located next to Roberto ClementeColiseum and across the street from Plaza las Americas, andit also has hosted world championship boxing fights, the 1979 Panamerican Games, and important musical spectacles.
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 Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Though the name of the ballpark is Hiram Bithorn Stadium over the main entrance gate, inside, under the scoreboard, the Spanish Estadio Hiram Bithorn prevails.
Interestingly, Hiram Bithorn, the first major leaguer to hail from Puerto Rico, (who broke into the big leagues with the Cubs in 1943), is not similarly honored.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium is the first ballpark encountered by the staff of ebaseball
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 Encyclopedia: Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Since the language of Puerto Rico is Spanish, the park is locally known as Estadio Hiram Bithorn.
Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first entered MLB with the Chicago in 1943.
The stadium is home to the Santurce Crabbers and the San Juan Senators of the LBPPR, and it was the part-time home of the Montreal of the MLB in 2003 and 2004 prior to their move to Washington.
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 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Solomon and Hiram shared in trade with India and the Mediterranean, and Hiram sent much material for the Temple.
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 PUERTO RICO HERALD: Hiram Bithorn Stadium Playing Like Home Run Bithorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
That's because the ballpark named after pitcher Hiram Bithorn, the first Puerto Rican major leaguer, has made Coors Field look like a pitchers' park and turned routine flies in home runs.
While keeping the ball down can be the answer in many ballparks, at Hiram Bithorn it's often only the difference between a homer and a double.
Bithorn might not like playing in his own stadium, being a pitcher.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n26/HiramBithorn-en.shtml   (805 words)

  
 Hiram Bithorn Stadium - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Hiram Bithorn Stadium is a baseball stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The stadium is home to the Santurce Crabbers of the LBPPR, and it was the part-time home of the Montreal Expos of the MLB in 2003 and 2004 prior to their move to Washington.
Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn.
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 Hiram Bithorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bithorn won nine games and lost fourteen in his first season, but he rebounded in 1943 going 18-12 and completing 19 of his 30 starts, and led the league in shutouts with seven, establishing a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that still stands.
After going 6-5 in 1946 for the Cubs, he moved to the White Sox and only pitched two innings in 1947, developing a sore arm that ended his career.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium is located next to Roberto Clemente Coliseum and across the street from Plaza las Americas, and it also has hosted world championship boxing fights, the 1979 Panamerican Games, and important musical spectacles.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/hiram_bithorn   (415 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, the ballpark where the Montreal Expos some of their games in 2003 and 2004, will stage a total of 19 games.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, the ballpark where the Montreal Expos played some of their games in 2003 and 2004, will stage a total of 19 games.
Helms slipped on a wet rubber mat in the tunnel between the clubhouse and the dugout at Hiram Bithorn Stadium and was initially diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
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 Clem's Baseball ~ Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Stadium was named for the first Puerto Rican player ever to make it to the major leagues.
Bithorn was a pitcher for both the Cubs and the White Sox, in the 1940s.
The most distinctive design feature is the huge amount of foul territory and the broad sweep of the grandstand, which is even broader than Candlestick Park.
andrewclem.com /Baseball/HiramBithornStadium.html   (648 words)

  
 Hiram Bithorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Hiram Gabriel Bothorn (1916-1952) was a Puerto Rican who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play in the major leagues.
That year, he led the league in shut-outs with seven, establishing a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that still stands.
In a confusing incident, he was shot to death on new year's eve, 1952.
www.portaljuice.com /hiram_bithorn.html   (226 words)

  
 News-Star OnlineWho's Hiram Bithorn? 04/20/03
As the Montreal Expos settle into their part-time home in the Caribbean, fans all over are becoming more familiar with Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
A bronze statue of Hiram Bithorn stands on display at the main entrance of the stadium named for him in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bithorn was the first player from Puerto Rico to make it to the major leagues.
www.news-star.com /stories/042003/spo_73.shtml   (636 words)

  
 Clem's Baseball ~ Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Stadium was named for the first Puerto Rican player ever to make it to the major leagues.
Bithorn was a pitcher for both the Cubs and the White Sox, in the 1940s.
The most distinctive design feature is the huge amount of foul territory and the broad sweep of the grandstand, which is even broader than Candlestick Park.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/HiramBithornStadium.html   (612 words)

  
 SI.com - Baseball - Who's Hiram Bithorn Stadium named for? - Sunday April 20, 2003 12:21 AM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- As the Montreal Expos settle into their part-time home in the Caribbean, fans all over are becoming more familiar with Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Montreal pitcher Javier Vazquez was well aware of Bithorn.
A big baseball fan from Nashville, Tenn., he was on vacation this week and visited Hiram Bithorn Stadium to watch the Atlanta Braves play the Expos.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2003/04/19/hiram_bithorn_ap   (654 words)

  
 SurfWax Archives: News, Reviews and Articles On Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Though the city of San Juan is a beautiful vacation spot, the extra-cozy confines of Hiram Bithorn Stadium were not very friendly to the Mets, who fell victim to a four-game sweep and were outscored 22-8.
The players were told that the facilities at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan were improved.
Their schedule at Hiram Bithorn Stadium calls for games against the Mets (April 9-11), Florida (April 13-15), Milwaukee (May 18-20), San Francisco (May 21-23), Toronto (July 2-4), Atlanta (July 5-7) and Pittsburgh (July 8-11).
news.surfwax.com /venues/archives/Hiram_Bithorn_Stadium.html   (767 words)

  
 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC SCHEDULE :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
3/8 Cuba vs. Panama Hiram Bithorn 8 p.m.
3/9 Cuba vs. Netherlands Hiram Bithorn 8 p.m.
3/10 Panama vs. Netherlands Hiram Bithorn 2 p.m.
www.daysbestbet.com /world_baseball_classic_schedule   (400 words)

  
 News-Star OnlineTiny Hiram Bithorn Stadium proves to be hitters' paradise 06/08/03
News-Star OnlineTiny Hiram Bithorn Stadium proves to be hitters' paradise 06/08/03
Tiny Hiram Bithorn Stadium proves to be hitters' paradise
He went 34-31 with a 3.16 ERA in 105 major league games for the Cubs and White Sox in the 1940s.
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 Hiram bithorn stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 AllSports' MLB News - An In-Depth Look at Hiram Bithorn Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Hiram Bithorn Stadium received its name from the first Puerto Rican-born player to reach the major leagues.
Hiram Bithorn, who was a pitcher, played four seasons in the big leagues for the Cubs and the White Sox in the 1940s.
Estadio Hiram Bithorn - Davis Brewer (June 25, 2003)
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 SportsTURF : Batting tunnels for Hiram Bithorn.(in & on the ground) @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Batting tunnels for Hiram Bithorn.(in and on the ground)
BP International (BPI) recently manufactured two specially designed batting tunnels for Puerto Rico's Hiram Bithorn Stadium, current home away from home for the Montreal Expos.
The tunnels are 13 x 18 x 90 feet and are fenced in and covered with windscreen to minimize outside distractions.
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 My trip to Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan Puerto Rico: January 2000
The cab ride from the pier (in Old San Juan) to Hiram Bithorn Stadium was about $15.
Note, both the San Juan Senators and Santurce Cangrejeros call Hiram Bithorn their home field.
I was lucky since several of the Bucco associated players are on the visiting Ponce roster.
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 Hiram Bithorn
Welcome to the new home of Hiram Bithorn, the first Puerto Rican baseball player in the major leagues.
We are always looking for new information, photos and anything related to our native hero, Hiram Bithorn.
San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium was the Expos' home away from home in 2003 and 2004, then played host to the second round of the World Baseball Classic in...
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 Estadio Hiram Bithorn Tickets and Schedule - Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan , Puerto Rico
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 Estadio Hiram Bithorn, San Juan, P.R.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
With the number of professional players who come from the Greater Antilles and the passion the islands have for the game, San Juan -- Puerto Rico’s capital -- would be a logical place to go.
The 2001 season opened with a game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Estadio Hiram Bithorn, a facility named for the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball.
The first thing a fan might notice will be the zigzag roof -- which is even more zigzagged once you're in the seating bowl, as the inside diameter is shorter.
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 Estadio Hiram Bithorn Tickets - Maps, Events, Seating Chart - Ticket Broker
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