The forty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Summary
Semifinales
Venezuela 5 Dominicañ Repubile 3 México 11 Puerto Rico 1
Final México 4 Venezuela 5
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey * 5 2 .714 Dave Jauss Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 4 3 .571 Al Newman Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 2 4 .333 Omar Malavé Mexico Águilas de Mexicali 2 4 .333 Francisco Estrada * Won tie-breaking game for first place Semifinals Dominican Republic vs Venezuela
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R C H Tigres 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 3 Cardenles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 2
Mexico vs. Puerto Pico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R C H Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 Indios 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3
Final July 23, 1999 7:50 Dominican Republic vs Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tigres 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X Tigres win 4:2
Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Carlos Mendoza (VEN) Batting average .529 Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR) Runs 9 Neifi Pérez (DOM) Hits 12 Wes Chamberlain (VEN)Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR) Home runs 3 David Ortiz (DOM) RBI 9 Four players tied Stolen bases 2Pitching Anthony Chavez (DOM) Wins 2 José Rosado (PUR) Strikeouts 13 José Rosado (PUR) ERA 0.77 José Rosado (PUR) Innings pitched 11.2 Miguel Alicea (PUR) Saves 3
All-Star team Name Position Henry Mercedes (DOM) Catcher Wes Chamberlain (VEN) First baseman Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman Edwards Guzmán (PUR) Third baseman Neifi Pérez (DOM) Shortstop Darryl Brinkley (MEX) Left fielder Manny Martínez (DOM) Center fielder Karim García (MEX) Right fielder Luis Polonia (DOM) Designated hitter Miguel Batista (DOM) Right-handed pitcher José Rosado (PUR) Left-handed pitcher Miguel Alicea (PUR) Relief pitcher Awards Neifi Pérez (DOM) Most Valuable Player Dave Jauss (DOM) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish) Resumen de la Serie del Caribe 1999 (Spanish) Tigres del Licey : Una mirada histórica a la Serie del Caribe (Spanish)