The Petroleros de Cabimas was a baseball club that played from 1991 through 1995 in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The Petroleros joined the league as an expansion team in the Western Division and played its home games at Estadio Víctor Davalillo in Cabimas, a town on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State.
The Petroleros performed poorly during their four seasons in the league, always ending last in the four-team Western Division, and never reached the playoffs.
The Cabimas team withdrew after the 1994–95 season due to its bad performance, the poor attendance and the few support it received, and was replaced by the Pastora de Occidente in the 1995–1996 tournament.
Yearly team records Season Record Finish Manager 1991-92 26-34 4th José Martínez 1992-93 17-42 4th José MartínezLuis Aparicio 1993-94 21-39 4th Luis Aparicio 1994-95 22-38 4th Duffy Dyer Bob Humphreys
All-time roster
Paul Abbott Andy Ashby Cliff Brantley Jim Bullinger Terry Burrows Steve Carter Jeff Cirillo Jamie Dismuke Angel Escobar Joe Hall Jonathan Hurst John Johnstone Jimmy Kremers Ced Landrum Danilo León Jamie McAndrew Robert Machado Quinn Mack John Massarelli Scott May Matt Maysey Lipso Nava Tomás Pérez Len Picota Fernando Ramsey Laddie Renfroe Argenis Salazar Bob Sebra Gary Scott Steve Sparks Kelly Stinnett Scott Taylor George Tsamis Tim Unroe Eduardo Zambrano
Sources Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela. LVBP, Caracas. Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (1992). Numeritos del béisbol profesional venezolano (1946-1992). LVBP, Caracas.
External links La Historia del Béisbol en el Zulia (I) (Spanish) La Historia del Béisbol en el Zulia (II) (Spanish) PuraPelota.com – Petroleros de Cabimas es.Wikipedia.org – Historia del béisbol en Venezuela es.Wikipedia.org – Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional es.Wikipedia.org – Petroleros de Cabimas