Estadio De Beisbol Hermanos Serdán
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Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán (Brothers Serdán Baseball Stadium) is a stadium
in Puebla
, Mexico
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Pericos de Puebla
Mexican League
baseball team. It holds 12,112 people. It is named to honor the Serdán brothers, among them was Aquiles Serdán
, who were Puebla politicians who died in 1910 in Puebla for opposing the ruling administration.
The stadium was inaugurated on July 16, 1973 with the first ball thrown by the governor of the city at that time Guillermo Morales Blumenkron, accompanied by the commissioner of the league Alejo Peralta. In that first game Pericos de Puebla
defeated Piratas de Sabinas 6-0.
It has been the home of Pericos de Puebla
since 1972, also when the club was known as Angeles Negros and Angeles de Puebla and recently it has being the home of Tigres de la Angelópolis
from 2002 to 2006, when they left the city of Puebla to move to Cancún
, Quintana Roo
.
That day the home club Pericos de Puebla
under the management of Tomás Herrera faced the Piratas de Sabinas in a 4 game series in which the first when to the home team with a victory of 6-0. The first victory pitched by Arnulfo Adame was the first in the stadium history the first loss went to Francisco Rivas.Teolindo Acosta was the first player to get a hit in the park Francisco Castro was the first player to score the first run.
The stadium has seen three league finals in its history two by Angeles Negros de Puebla
in 1979 and in 1986, also one by Tigres de la Angelópolis
in 2005 the three finales were own by the local team. On May 14, 1987, the stadium held its first all-star game number 50 between the Selección Sur (South Division) and the Selección del Norte (North Division). Pitchers for the south were Jesús “Chito” Ríos, followed by Herminio Domínguez, Fredy Arroyo and the closer Salomé Barojas. North division pitchers were Adolfo Navarro, followed by the lefty Isidro Morales, Jesús Moreno, Fernández Fuson, Martín Kaine, Antonio Pulido and Ezequiel Cano. The loss went to Adolfo Navarro; the most valuable player award went to Jesús “Chuchín” González.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is primarily used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and is the home field of the Pericos de Puebla
Pericos de Puebla
The Pericos de Puebla are a baseball team that has been a member of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol since 2000. They have existed on and off since 1942 in various other leagues...
Mexican League
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol
The Mexican League is a summer minor league baseball league with teams based across Mexico. Along with the International League and the Pacific Coast League, it is one of three leagues playing at the triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It is the only Minor League...
baseball team. It holds 12,112 people. It is named to honor the Serdán brothers, among them was Aquiles Serdán
Aquiles Serdán
Aquiles Serdán Alatriste , born in the city of Puebla, Puebla, was a Mexican politician who took part in the Mexican Revolution as an opponent of Porfirio Díaz, supporting Francisco I...
, who were Puebla politicians who died in 1910 in Puebla for opposing the ruling administration.
The stadium was inaugurated on July 16, 1973 with the first ball thrown by the governor of the city at that time Guillermo Morales Blumenkron, accompanied by the commissioner of the league Alejo Peralta. In that first game Pericos de Puebla
Pericos de Puebla
The Pericos de Puebla are a baseball team that has been a member of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol since 2000. They have existed on and off since 1942 in various other leagues...
defeated Piratas de Sabinas 6-0.
It has been the home of Pericos de Puebla
Pericos de Puebla
The Pericos de Puebla are a baseball team that has been a member of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol since 2000. They have existed on and off since 1942 in various other leagues...
since 1972, also when the club was known as Angeles Negros and Angeles de Puebla and recently it has being the home of Tigres de la Angelópolis
Tigres de Quintana Roo
The Quintana Roo Tigers also known as Mexico Tigers is a Triple-A baseball team located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division of the Mexican Baseball League...
from 2002 to 2006, when they left the city of Puebla to move to Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
.
History
It was 2 in the afternoon on July 16, 1973, when the governor of Puebla Lic. Guillermo Morales Blumenkron threw the first pitch accompanied by the municipal president Luis Vázquez Lapuente and the commissioner Alejo Peralta y Díaz Ceballos, along with the owners of the club Emilio Tame y William Budib with Enrique Montero Ponce who was an important person in the construction of the stadium and who help the city financially.That day the home club Pericos de Puebla
Pericos de Puebla
The Pericos de Puebla are a baseball team that has been a member of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol since 2000. They have existed on and off since 1942 in various other leagues...
under the management of Tomás Herrera faced the Piratas de Sabinas in a 4 game series in which the first when to the home team with a victory of 6-0. The first victory pitched by Arnulfo Adame was the first in the stadium history the first loss went to Francisco Rivas.Teolindo Acosta was the first player to get a hit in the park Francisco Castro was the first player to score the first run.
The stadium has seen three league finals in its history two by Angeles Negros de Puebla
Angeles Negros De Puebla
The Angeles de Puebla, or Angeles Negros de Puebla were very successful in their short time in the Mexican League. The Pericos de Puebla had left the Liga in 1969, and when a new team took their place in 1972, they used a new name....
in 1979 and in 1986, also one by Tigres de la Angelópolis
Tigres de Quintana Roo
The Quintana Roo Tigers also known as Mexico Tigers is a Triple-A baseball team located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division of the Mexican Baseball League...
in 2005 the three finales were own by the local team. On May 14, 1987, the stadium held its first all-star game number 50 between the Selección Sur (South Division) and the Selección del Norte (North Division). Pitchers for the south were Jesús “Chito” Ríos, followed by Herminio Domínguez, Fredy Arroyo and the closer Salomé Barojas. North division pitchers were Adolfo Navarro, followed by the lefty Isidro Morales, Jesús Moreno, Fernández Fuson, Martín Kaine, Antonio Pulido and Ezequiel Cano. The loss went to Adolfo Navarro; the most valuable player award went to Jesús “Chuchín” González.
Concert events
Aside from baseball games several other events have been held in the stadium over the years.- ManáManáManá is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...
- February 29, 2008 - Julieta VenegasJulieta VenegasJulieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
- November 8, 2008 - TiëstoTiëstoTijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
- December 10, 2008 - Los Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del NorteLos Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
- November 13, 2009 - Internacional Festival de Puebla - November 15–16, 2009
- WWE SmackDown - October 16, 2009 and May 7, 2010
See also
- Gimnasio Miguel HidalgoGimnasio Miguel HidalgoGimnasio Miguel Hidalgo is a 4,000-seat indoor arena located in the city of Puebla, Mexico. It is part of a sports complex which also includes Estadios Cuauhtémoc and Hermanos Serdán. The arena, which is the home to the Angeles de Puebla basketball team, was the largest indoor performance venue...
- basketball arena in Puebla - Estadio CuauhtémocEstadio CuauhtémocEstadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla, Puebla .The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to...
- association football stadium in Puebla