The seventeenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in . It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented by the Tigres del Licey, Venados de Mazatlán and Criollos de Caguas, respectively. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a players strike, being replaced by the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played in Hermosillo, Sonora, to become the first Caribbean Series held in Mexican baseball history.
Summary
Final standings Club W L W/L % GB Managers Puerto Rico 4 2 .667 – Bobby Wine Dominican Republic 3 3 .500 1.0 Tommy Lasorda Mexico (Obregón) 3 3 .500 1.0 Mike Alejandro Mexico (Mazatlán) 2 4 .333 2.0 Ronny Camacho
Individual leadersPlayer/Club Statistic Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) Batting average .429 Derrel Thomas / (MEX [Obregón]) Home runs 2 Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) Runs batted in 11 Charlie Hough / (DOM) Wins 2 Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) Earned run average 0.69 Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) Innings pitched 13.0 Ramón Hernández / (PUR) Saves 2 Awards Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) Most Valuable Player Bobby Wine / (PUR) Manager
All-Star TeamName/Club Position Gary Carter / (PUR) catcher Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) first baseman Jorge Orta / (MEX [Obregón]) second baseman Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) third baseman Rudy Meoli / (PUR) shortstop Jesús Alou / (DOM) left fielder César Gerónimo / (DOM) center fielder Tom Paciorek / (DOM) right fielder Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) RH pitcher Ramón Hernández / (PUR) LH pitcher Bobby Wine / (PUR) Manager
Scoreboards
Game 1, February 1
Game 2, February 1
Game 3, February 2
Game 4, February 2
Game 5, February 3
Game 6, February 3
Game 7, February 4
Game 8, February 4
Game 9, February 5
Game 10, February 5
Game 11, February 6
Game 12, February 6
Sources Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Impresos Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela. Araujo Bojórquez, Alfonso. Series del Caribe: Narraciones y estadísticas, 1949-2001. Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico. Figueredo, Jorge S. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961. Macfarland & Co., United States. González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express. Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
External links Las Series del Caribe (Spanish) (Spanish)