Kalamazoo Hall Of Fame


Hall Of Fame Players


Hall of Famer Enrique Serrano
Dominican Republic   #1 - Enrique Serrano [ID #60602]     OF
Home Town: Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (L)           Throws (L)           Positions: OF 2B 1b 3b ss
Games 1285, AVE .297, OBP .372, SLG .465, OPS .838, H 1468, 2B 362, 3B 51, HR 122, RBI 676, SB 36
Notes: Serrano holds the franchise single season records for hits (211) and batting average (.338). Through 9 seasons he won Rookie of the Year and was a 4 time All Star. He wore the captain's #1 and was the club's glue during his career.


Hall of Famer Alex Crespo
United States   #1 - Alex Crespo [ID #101678]     1B
Home Town: Buffalo, New York           College: Marist College
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (L)           Throws (L)           Positions: 1B of
Games 1901, AVE .277, OBP .356, SLG .436, OPS .792, H 1769, 2B 484, 3B 53, HR 141, RBI 710, SB 220
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Hall of Famer Marv Diehl
United States   #1 - Marv Diehl [ID #191856]     C
Home Town: Newton, Massachusetts           College: Northeastern University           Drafted: 2039, Round #1 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (L)           Throws (R)           Positions: C 3b
Games 1833, AVE .275, OBP .329, SLG .510, OPS .840, H 1694, 2B 494, 3B 44, HR 290, RBI 1157, SB 65
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Hall of Famer Angelo Juarez
Venezuela   #2 - Angelo Juarez [ID #62968]     SS
Home Town: Maracaibo, Venezuela           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: SS OF c 1b 2b 3b
Games 782, AVE .231, OBP .313, SLG .406, OPS .719, H 642, 2B 171, 3B 43, HR 77, RBI 352, SB 401
Notes: 2020 All League 20 HRs, 119 runs and 102 SBs. 401 career SBs for the club.


Hall of Famer Rueben Gómes
Dominican Republic   #4 - Rueben Gómes [ID #149535]     OF
Home Town: La Romana, Dominican Republic           School: none           Drafted: 2031, Round #2 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: OF 2B 3b
Games 1749, AVE .272, OBP .334, SLG .478, OPS .812, H 1717, 2B 459, 3B 42, HR 252, RBI 983, SB 452
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Hall of Famer Jack Esposito
United States   #6 - Jack Esposito [ID #63421]     1B
Home Town: El Paso, Texas           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: 1B OF c 2b 3b
Games 966, AVE .285, OBP .385, SLG .438, OPS .823, H 985, 2B 161, 3B 15, HR 112, RBI 506, SB 123
Notes: Esposito strung together three stellar seasons from 2019-2021. During that time he was an All-Star and All-League all three seasons and added a Gold Glove in 2020.    
   
During those three seasons he averaged 110 runs, 100 RBIs, 23 HR, 30 SB, .300 BA and well over .400 OBP and the Tigers won 2 pennants.    
   
Esposito is also the Tiger's single season and career leader in OBP.    
   


Hall of Famer Pablo Sánchez
Cuba   #7 - Pablo Sánchez [ID #90046]     2B
Home Town: Matanzas, Cuba           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: 2B of
Games 1353, AVE .245, OBP .273, SLG .435, OPS .708, H 1200, 2B 301, 3B 43, HR 181, RBI 636, SB 357
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Hall of Famer Nolan Kirk
United States   #8 - Nolan Kirk [ID #114604]     C
Home Town: Victorville, California           School: none           Drafted: 2024, Round #3 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: C OF
Games 2101, AVE .273, OBP .304, SLG .503, OPS .807, H 2139, 2B 547, 3B 95, HR 356, RBI 1386, SB 11
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Hall of Famer Rob Santini
United States   #10 - Rob Santini [ID #118595]     3B
Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma           School: none           Drafted: 2025, Round #1 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (S)           Throws (R)           Positions: 3B
Games 1770, AVE .290, OBP .376, SLG .453, OPS .829, H 1962, 2B 486, 3B 38, HR 180, RBI 885, SB 28
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Hall of Famer Carmelo Marroquín
Cuba   #25 - Carmelo Marroquín [ID #122942]     SS
Home Town: Santa Clara, Cuba           School: none           Drafted: 2025, Round #9 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: SS 2b
Games 1440, AVE .228, OBP .284, SLG .427, OPS .711, H 1151, 2B 314, 3B 30, HR 212, RBI 770, SB 52
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Hall of Famer Christian Zavala
Cuba   #35 - Christian Zavala [ID #30409]     2B
Home Town: Havana, Cuba           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (L)           Throws (L)           Positions: 2B OF 1b
Games 2349, AVE .292, OBP .325, SLG .542, OPS .867, H 2651, 2B 535, 3B 263, HR 403, RBI 1643, SB 1112
Notes: Zavala was the franchises pre-Tiger504 star offensively and holds many, many career and season team records. Many of which will likely never be broken.    
Zavala was an All Star 13 straight seasons.


Hall of Famer Russell Humphries
United States   #41 - Russell Humphries [ID #91219]     P
Home Town: Windsor, California           College: University of California, Santa Barbara
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: P
Games 402, W 136, L 103, S 16, CG 76, SHO 16, ERA 3.48, BAA .248, WHIP 1.178, IP 2204 , K 1464
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Hall of Famer Chin Mae Park
South Korea   #44 - Chin Mae Park [ID #134563]     P
Home Town: Suwon, South Korea           School: none           Drafted: 2028, Round #2 by Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: P
Games 286, W 116, L 84, S 2, CG 29, SHO 10, ERA 3.48, BAA .228, WHIP 1.221, IP 1703⅔, K 1249
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Hall of Famer Gilbert Lester
United States   #47 - Gilbert Lester [ID #92910]     P
Home Town: Aurora, Colorado           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: P
Games 373, W 123, L 86, S 6, CG 24, SHO 10, ERA 3.62, BAA .220, WHIP 1.240, IP 1913 , K 1476
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Hall of Famer Lloyd Barton
United States   #49 - Lloyd Barton [ID #76805]     P
Home Town: Hialeah, Florida           College: University of Nevada, Reno
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: P
Games 364, W 116, L 116, S 2, CG 36, SHO 8, ERA 3.79, BAA .235, WHIP 1.270, IP 1979⅓, K 1031
Notes: 2020 was Lloyd Barton's career year. He won the Cy Young with a 21-7 record and a Gold Glover. The rest of his career he was a solid starter but never came close to his 2020 numbers. Still Barton has some of the best career numbers in franchise history.


Hall of Famer Armando Castaneda
Cuba   #69 - Armando Castaneda [ID #30404]     P
Home Town: Artemisa, Cuba           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (R)           Throws (R)           Positions: P
Games 474, W 180, L 145, S 10, CG 97, SHO 15, ERA 3.34, BAA .244, WHIP 1.217, IP 2796⅔, K 1695
Notes: Casteneda is the career record holder in most Kalamazoo pitching categories. He was a four time All Star, All League once and was twice a 20 game winner. His 22 wins in 2014 is the team single season record and earned him the first Cy Young Award in team history.


Hall of Famer Óscar Guzmán
Venezuela   #77 - Óscar Guzmán [ID #106976]     P
Home Town: Guarenas, Venezuela           School: none
Hall Of Famer                     Bats (S)           Throws (L)           Positions: P
Games 527, W 135, L 82, S 35, CG 26, SHO 9, ERA 3.40, BAA .235, WHIP 1.254, IP 1992⅔, K 1086
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Hall Of Fame Managers


Hall of Famer Maurico Veliz
United States   Maurico Veliz [ID #2007]     Manager
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Hall Of Famer
Games 3712, League Wins 1522, Playoff Wins 17, Playoff Championships 3, Cup Wins 291, Cup Championships 1
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