The BASEBALL RELIQUARY Inc.
Members of the planning and advisory
committees for the Latino Baseball
History Project who were in
attendance at the May 12, 2009
inaugural reception at the John M.
Pfau Library included, from left to
right: Richard Santillan, Tomas
Benitez, Terry Cannon, Francisco
Balderrama, Jose Alamillo, and Cesar
Caballero.
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In attendance at the May 12, 2009 inaugural
reception were members of the
Richard Pena family. Richard, Sr.
(seated at center) was a star center
fielder for the Carmelita Chorizeros
and was one of nine brothers who
played at one point for Carmelita.
Included in the project’s archival
holdings is the Carmelita jersey
worn by Richard Pena, Sr. in the
mid-1950s. Richard Pena, Jr., at top
left, was a batboy for the
Chorizeros. |
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In attendance at the May 12, 2009 inaugural reception were members of the Isidro “Chilo” Herrera family. Chilo (seated at center) was a slugging third baseman who played for the Carmelita Chorizeros in the 1960s, and is recognized as one of the greatest hitters in East Los Angeles amateur and semi-professional baseball history. |
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