Much has been written about the Ciudad Trujillo Dragons and the 1937 Dominican League Championship. Little, though, has been written about the contribution of the Cuban players that filled the rosters of all three teams.

Ciudad Trujillo won the Championship with one of the strongest teams in the combined histories of the Latin and Negro Leagues.

Team                         W           L
Ciudad Trujillo             18          13
Aguilas Cibaeñas          13          15
Estrellas Orientales       11          14

Negro League historians usually focus on the contributions of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell. Almost no mention is made to the fact that Ciudad Trujillo was managed by Lazaro Salazar, who also played first base, outfield, and pitched. The team also included in its roster the following Cubans: Rodolfo Fernandez, Rafael Quintana, Miguel Solis, Silvio Garcia, Francisco Correa, Jose Vargas, and Tony Castaño.

The Estrellas Orientales were managed by Catcher Julio Rojo and included the following Cubans in its roster: Ramon Bragana, Yoyo Diaz, Cocaina Garcia, Rogelio Teheran, Carlos Blanco, Javier Perez, Pedro Arango and Alejandro Oms. The Aguilas Cibaeñas had Martin Dihigo, Luis Tiant and Santos Amaro among others.

To further ilustrate the Cuban presense listed below are the hitting leaders:

Batting Champion - Josh Gibson (CT) - .453
Most Games Played - Pedro Arango (EO) - 36
Most At-Bats - Silvio Garcia (CT) - 128
Most Runs Scored - Lazaro Salazar (CT) - 31
Most Hits - Silvio Garcia (CT) - 38
Most Doubles - Silvio Garcia (CT) - 14
Most Triples - Josh Gibson and Lazaro Salazar (CT) - 5
Most Home Runs - Martin Dihigo and Santos Amaro (AC) - 4
Most RBIs - Josh Gibson (CT) - 21

As for Pitching (W - L) the great Satchel Paige was 8 - 2 and Martin Dihigo 6 - 4.