Luis Romero Petit

Luis Romero Petit (April 11, 1917 – June 29, 2017) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He batted and threw right handed.

Career A third baseman and leadoff hitter, Romero was a part of the Venezuela national baseball team which captured the Baseball World Cup Tournament in 1941.

Born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Romero grew up playing baseball in his hometown before moving to Caracas in 1939, where he played for four clubs in seven National Series tournaments spanning 1939–1945.

Romero returned to BWC competition as a member of the Venezuelan team for the next four years, helping the team win two consecutive titles in 1944 and 1945, while leading the 1945 Tournament with nine stolen bases.

Afterwards, Romero became one of the 77 original founding players of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in 1946. At this time Romero anchored third base for the Cervecería Caracas club during seven seasons, then joined the Lácteos de Pastora, Patriotas de Venezuela and Licoreros de Pampero for the next five seasons, working as a part-time infielder and outfielder before retiring in 1957.

Romero, along with his former teammates of the 1941 Baseball World Champion team, received recognition when the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum enshrined the entire team in its 2006 class.

Romero died in Caracas in 2017, just two and a half months after his 100th birthday. As the time of his death, he was recognized as the oldest living former player of the legendary 1941 team.