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Estadio Quisqueya

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Quisqueya stadium Juan Marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. Football club Atlético Pantoja used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League Of Baseball Authority is in charge of its management. It is the only stadium in Dominican Republic to host two different baseball teams, the Licey Tigers (Tigres del Licey) and the Escogido Lions (Leones del Escogido). Its field dimensions are 335 feet at the foul poles, 383 feet at the power alleys, and 411 feet at the center field. It was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship, taking the Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium as the design base.The stadium was renamed Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, after the former Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal.Early statistics in the Estadio Quisqueya First hit: Alcibíades Colón (Licey) against Donald Elston (Stars) October 23, 1955 First double: Luis "Grillo" Báez (Licey), October 23, 1955 First triple: Bob Wilson (Licey), October 23, 1955 First HR: Emil Panko (Eagles), October 24, 1955 First out: Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23, 1955 First RBI: Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23, 1955

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