Tournament details | |
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Country | Venezuela |
City | Caracas |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 22–26 February |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cangrejeros de Santurce (1st title) |
Runner-up | Leones del Habana |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Luis Olmo |
The third edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1951. The Series inauguration on February 21 was delayed due to heavy rain and it was held from February 22 through February 26, including two double-headers on February 25, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Leones del Habana; Panama, Spur Cola Colonites; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Cervecería Caracas Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Puerto Rico team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by George Scales. Their only defeat came from Cuba. The team was led by OF Luis Rodríguez Olmo, who was named Most Valuable Player after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI. Other contributions came from pitchers Pantalones Santiago (two complete-game wins), Rubén Gómez (two wins, one save), 1B George Crowe (.333, one grand slam, 7 RBI), and SS Stan Breard (.423, seven runs, 4 doubles, 8 RBI). Also in the Puerto Rican roster were Jim Gilliam (2B), Buster Clarkson (3B), Bob Thurman (OF) and Willard Brown (OF).
Managed by Mike González, Cuba finished in second place with a 4-2 mark. 1B Lorenzo Cabrera led the Series hitters with an astronomical .619 batting average (13-for-23), while the pitching staff was led by Adrián Zabala (2-0), Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) and Bill Ayers (1 win, 1 save). Also included in the roster were Sandy Amorós (OF), Pedro Formental (OF), Bert Haas (3B), Spider Jorgensen (2B), Ed Mierkowicz (OF), Jiquí Moreno (P) and Carlos Pascual (P).
Venezuela was managed by Lázaro Salazar and finished 2-4, with both victories over Panama. The team was led by 1B René González, who hit .316 (6-for-19), including two doubles, two home runs and a Series-leading 11 RBI. Pitcher José Bracho posted a 1-0 record and a 0.71 earned run average in 12+2⁄3 innings pitched, helping himself with the bat while hitting .500 (3-for-6) with a double, one run and four RBIs. Other significant players in the roster included Luis García (3B), Vidal López (LF), Jim Pendleton (SS), Chucho Ramos (1B) and Ken Staples (C), as well as pitchers Frank Biscan, Julio Bracho, Alex Carrasquel and Clem Labine.
Panama ended with a 1-5 mark and was managed by catcher León Kellman. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from starter Connie Johnson over the Cuban team, while 1B Archie Ware paced the offense in average (.348), hits (8) and RBI (4).
Team | Manager |
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Cangrejeros de Santurce | George Scales |
Leones del Habana | Mike González |
Navegantes del Magallanes | Lázaro Salazar |
Spur Cola Colonites | León Kellman |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 6 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 20 | +26 | .833 | — |
2 | Leones del Habana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | .667 | 1 |
3 | Navegantes del Magallanes (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 34 | +6 | .333 | 3 |
4 | Spur Cola Colonites | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 43 | −22 | .167 | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: José Santiago (1-0) LP: Hoyt Wilhelm (0-1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | x | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Clem Labine (1-0) LP: Webbo Clarke (0-1) Home runs: PAN: None VEN: René González (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 12 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Connie Johnson (1-0) LP: Eddie Yuhas (0-1) Home runs: CUB: Gilberto Valdivia (1) PAN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Roberto Vargas (1-0) LP: Frank Biscan (0-1) Sv: Rubén Gómez (1) Home runs: PUR: George Crowe (1) VEN: René González (2) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Rubén Gómez (1-0) LP: Pat Scantlebury (0-1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Bill Ayers (1-0) LP: Alex Carrasquel (0-1) Home runs: CUB: Pedro Formental (1) VEN: Luis García (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Adrián Zabala (1-0) LP: Mike Clark (0-1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: José Bracho (1-0) LP: Gentry Jessup (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Eddie Knoblauch (1) PAN: None Notes: Bracho hurled a complete game and went 3-for-5 with a double, driving in four runs while scoring one more. |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) LP: Connie Johnson (1-1) Home runs: PAN: None CUB: Spider Jorgensen (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: José Santiago (2-0) LP: Clem Labine (1-1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | x | 12 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Rubén Gómez (2-0) LP: Webbo Clarke (0-2) Home runs: PUR: None PAN: Luis Rodríguez Olmo 2 (3), Buster Clarkson (1), Willard Brown (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | x | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | x | x | x | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Adrián Zabala (2-0) LP: José Bracho (1-1) Sv: Bill Ayers (1) |
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After nine years of absence, the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Series was revived in 1970 without the representing baseball clubs of Cuba and Panama. It was held in Caracas, Venezuela from February 5 to February 10 at Estadio Universitario, featuring the original members of the first stage. Puerto Rico was represented by the Leones de Ponce, while the host Navegantes del Magallanes represented Venezuela. The Dominican Republic debuted in the Series and was represented by the Tigres del Licey to complete a three-team tournament. The format consisted of 12 games, with each team facing the other competitors three times. Because the series was so small, each team had to face each other in one night.
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After a year of absence, the twenty-fourth edition of Baseball's Caribbean Series finally took place in 1982. It was held from February 4 through February 9 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Leones de Ponce and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Héctor Espino Stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico, which boosted capacity to 16.000 seats.
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The twenty-third edition of the Caribbean Series was played in 1980. It was held from February 2 through February 7 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, D.R., which boosted capacity to 14.000 seats, and the first pitch was thrown by Antonio Guzmán, by then the President of Dominican Republic.
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