Pedro Miguel Caratini

Pedro Miguel Caratini y González (September 29, 1893 – February 20, 1978) was a Puerto Rican baseball player and accountant. Born in Coamo, he was active from ca. 1900 to 1930, both as a player, manager, and instructor. He came to the Dominican Republic during the United States Marine Corps occupation of the island, and eventually became manager of Tigres del Licey.[3] He was elected to the Hall of Fame in both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.[4]

Pedro Miguel Caratini
Born: September 29, 1893[1][2]
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Died: February 20, 1978
Dominican Republic
Batted: Right? Threw: Right?
MLB debut
ca. 1900, for the Tigres del Licey
Last MLB appearance
ca. 1930
Career highlights and awards
"Father of Dominican baseball".
Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee
Dominican Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee

Caratini founded the first institute for accountants (Spanish: Peritos Contadores) in the Dominican Republic, his adoptive land, there he raised his family with his wife Maria Luisa Geraldino of Ponce, Puerto Rico; they had three daughters, Josefa Maria (died in 1999), Gloria Ines (died in 2002) and Carmen Luisa (died in 2012), 12 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and so far 7 great-great-grandchildren. He was honored by Dominican president Joaquin Balaguer for his institute for accountants in 1975.

Legacy

Caratini is honored at the Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens in Tricentennial Park in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[5]

He was also inducted into the "Coamo (Puerto Rico) Sports Hall of Fame" in 1990. In Coamo, its ballpark stadium was also named after him, known as the Pedro M. Caratini Stadium.

He was a First World War veteran who fought for the United States of America.

References
  1. Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001
  2. Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
  3. Ruck, Rob (1990). The tropic of baseball: baseball in the Dominican Republic. Meckler Publishing. p. 11.
  4. McNeil, William F. (2000). Baseball's other all-stars. McFarland. p. 144.
  5. Sports. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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