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1958 Caribbean Series

The tenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1958. It was held from February 8 through February 13 with the champions teams from Cuba, Tigres de Marianao; Panama, Carta Vieja Yankees; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas and Venezuela, Industriales de Valencia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1958 Caribbean Series
Tournament details
CountryPuerto Rico
CitySan Juan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–13 February
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsCuba Tigres de Marianao (2nd title)
Runner-upPuerto Rico Criollos de Caguas
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Earl Battey
← 1957
1959 →

Summary edit

Cuba won the Series with a 4-2 record en route for a third straight championship (fifth overall). Managed by Napoleón Reyes, the team received offensive support from 2B Casey Wise (.407 BA), CF Solly Drake (.333) and LF Minnie Miñoso (.318). The pitching staff was led by Pedro Ramos (2-1, 18 strikeouts) and Bob Shaw (1-0, 1.69 ERA and no walks in 16 innings). The Cubans, who failed to hit a home run in the Series, also had 1B Julio Bécquer and C Ray Noble in addition to pitchers Mike Fornieles and Bill Werle. The Marianao club became the first repeat champions in the Series history.

Panama, led by catcher/manager Wilmer Shantz, posted a 3-3 record to tie the second place with Puerto Rico. The Panamanian squad got fine work of pitchers Humberto Robinson (2-0, 1.00 ERA, including a four-hit shutout) and Carl Duser (1-0, 3.00), while 3B Héctor López hit .474 with a .609 SLG.

Puerto Rico was guided by Ted Norbert and received a strong pitching performance from Juan Pizarro (1-0, 2.76 16+1⁄3 innings), who set two strikeout records with 17 in a game (#2) and 29 overall (12 in game 10). The Caguas attack was guided by 1B Víctor Pellot Power (.458 BA, eight RBI, .583 SLG) and CF Roberto Clemente (.391, six runs, .609 SLG), while P Jerry Nelson (1-1, 0.00 ERA) allowed three unearned runs over 18 innings. Other roster members included Mike Goliat (2B), Luis [Canena] Márquez (OF), Félix Mantilla (SS), José [Pantalones] Santiago (P) and Valmy Thomas (C).

Venezuela, piloted by Regino Otero, finished in last place with a 2-4 record. The offensive was anchored by catcher and Series MVP Earl Battey (.435 BA, four RBI, .739 SLG), 1B Lou Limmer (.381, two HR, five RBI, .762 SLG) and RF Bob Wilson, who won the batting title with a .500 BA (12-for-24) while collecting one home run, five runs, four RBI and a .708 SLG. For the second time, Limmer led the tournament in home runs. Pitchers Ramón Monzant (1-1, 3.95) and José Bracho (1-2, 4.37) got the victories for Valencia. OF Elio Chacón (.217, four runs, 3B, one RBI) and SS Chico Carrasquel (.240, four runs, two RBI) also homered in the Series. Besides, Julián Ladera made two relief appearances and struck out 10 batters in 10+2⁄3 innings of work.

Participating teams edit

Team Manager
  Carta Vieja Yankees   Billy Shantz
  Criollos de Caguas   Ted Norbert
  Industriales de Valencia   Regino Otero
  Tigres de Marianao   Napoleón Reyes

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1   Tigres de Marianao 6 4 2 33 20 +13 .667 —
2   Criollos de Caguas (H) 6 3 3 28 25 +3 .500 1
3   Carta Vieja Yankees 6 3 3 23 33 −10 .500 1
4   Industriales de Valencia 6 2 4 24 30 −6 .333 2
Source: CBPC
(H) Hosts

Scoreboards edit

Game 1, February 8 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 10 13 0
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0   2   7 5
WP: Mike Fornieles (1-0)   LP: Emilio Cueche (0-1)
Home runs:
CUB: None
VEN: Elio Chacón (1)

Game 2, February 8 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 2
Puerto Rico 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 8 16 0
WP: Juan Pizarro (1-0)   LP: Jerry Davie (0-1)

Game 3, February 9 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Panama 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
WP: Humberto Robinson (1-0)   LP: Pedro Ramos (0-1)

Game 4, February 9 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
WP: Jerry Nelson (1-0)   LP: Ramón Monzant (0-1)

Game 5, February 10 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   5 1
Venezuela 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
WP: José Bracho (1-0)   LP: Dave Benedict (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: None
VEN: Bob Wilson (1), Earl Battey (1), Chico Carrasquel (1)
Notes: Bracho pitched a complete game and set an all-time Series record with his sixth win in the tournament.

Game 6, February 10 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4   6 0
Cuba 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 1
WP: Pedro Ramos (1-0)   LP: Marion Fricano (0-1)
Home runs:
PRI: Roberto Clemente (1)
CUB:
* The game was suspended after a brawl occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning with no outs, one run scored and bases loaded. The game would be completed the next day.

Game 7, February 11 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   8 1
WP: Ramón Monzant (1-1)   LP: Mike Fornieles (1-1)

Game 8, February 11 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   3   9 4
Panama 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 X 11 11 1
WP: Carl Duser (1-0)   LP: Marion Fricano (0-2)
Home runs:
PRI: None
PAN: Ray Dabek (1)
* After completion of Game 6, Fricano became the first and only pitcher in Series history to collect two losses in the same day.

Game 9, February 12 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1   8 4
Cuba 5 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 X 15 17 0
WP: Pedro Ramos (2-1)   LP: Jim Umbricht (0-1)

Game 10, February 12 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 6  7 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 13 1
WP: José Santiago (1-0)   LP: José Bracho (1-1)
Home runs:
: Lou Limmer (1)
PRI: None

Game 11, February 13 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Panama 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
WP: Humberto Robinson (2-0)   LP: José Bracho (1-2)
Home runs:
: Lou Limmer (2)
PAN: None

Game 12, February 13 edit

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Bob Shaw (1-0)   LP: Jerry Nelson (1-1)

 

Statistics leaders edit

Statistic Player Team Total
Batting average   Bob Wilson   Industriales de Valencia .500
Home runs   Lou Limmer   Industriales de Valencia 2
Runs batted in   Vic Power   Criollos de Caguas 8
Runs   Earl Battey   Industriales de Valencia 6
  Roberto Clemente   Criollos de Caguas
Hits   Bob Wilson   Industriales de Valencia 12
Doubles   Earl Battey   Industriales de Valencia 4
  Vic Power   Criollos de Caguas
  Valmy Thomas   Criollos de Caguas
Triples Nine tied 1
Stolen bases Six tied 1
Wins   Pedro Ramos   Tigres de Marianao 2
  Humberto Robinson   Carta Vieja Yankees
Earned run average   Jerry Nelson   Criollos de Caguas 0.00
Strikeouts   Juan Pizarro   Criollos de Caguas 29
Innings pitched   Jerry Nelson   Criollos de Caguas 18.0
  Humberto Robinson   Carta Vieja Yankees

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Posiciones de los Equipos". seriedelcaribe.net (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Anuario oficial Serie Del Caribe 2022" (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. p. 26. Retrieved 13 June 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

Sources edit

  • Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Jefferson, Caracas, Venezuela: Impresos Urbina, C.A., 1987.
  • Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela – 1895-2006 . Caracas, Venezuela: Impresión Arte, C.A., 2007.

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