The thirty-ninth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of 1997 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Héctor Espino in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Summary
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Final standings
editLand | Club | W | L | W/L % | Managers |
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Dominikanische Republik | Águilas Cibaeñas | 4 | 2 | .667 | Mike Quade |
Mexiko | Tomateros de Culiacán | 3 | 3 | .500 | Francisco Estrada |
Venezuela | Navegantes del Magallanes | 3 | 3 | .500 | John Tamargo |
Puerto Rico | Indios de Mayagüez | 2 | 4 | .333 | Tom Gamboa |
Individual leaders
editPlayer | Statistic | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batting | |||||
Bobby Abreu (VEN) | Batting average | .588 | |||
Jesús Tavárez (DOM) | Runs | 10 | |||
José Offerman (DOM) | Hits | 12 | |||
Four players tied | Doubles | 3 | |||
Two players tied | Triples | 1 | |||
Armando Ríos (PUR) Matt Stark (MEX) |
Home runs | 4 | |||
Tony Batista (DOM) | RBI | 13 | |||
Roberto Alomar (PUR) | Stolen bases | 4 | |||
Pitching | |||||
Twelve players tied | Wins | 1 | |||
José Parra (DOM) | Strikeouts | 11 | |||
Ramón García (VEN) | ERA | 0.00 | |||
Darío Veras (DOM) | Saves | 2 |
All-Star team
editName | Position | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guillermo García (DOM) | Catcher | ||||
Luis Raven (VEN) | First baseman | ||||
Ever Magallanes (MEX) | Second baseman | ||||
Edgardo Alfonzo (VEN) | Third baseman | ||||
Luis Sojo (VEN) | Shortstop | ||||
Luis García (MEX) | Left fielder | ||||
Armando Ríos (PUR) | Center fielder | ||||
Bobby Abreu (VEN) | Right fielder | ||||
Matt Stark (MEX) | Designated hitter | ||||
Ramón García (VEN) | Right-handed pitcher | ||||
Ted Higuera (MEX) | Left-handed pitcher | ||||
Awards | |||||
Matt Stark (MEX) | Most Valuable Player | ||||
Mike Quade (DOM) | Manager |
Sources
edit- Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
- Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)