1997 Caribbean Series

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.

Final standings

CountryClubWLW/L %Managers
 Dominican RepublicÁguilas Cibaeñas    42  .667  Mike Quade
 MexicoTomateros de Culiacán33  .500  Francisco Estrada
 VenezuelaNavegantes del Magallanes33  .500  John Tamargo
 Puerto RicoIndios de Mayagüez24  .333  Tom Gamboa

Individual leaders

PlayerStatistic
Batting
Bobby Abreu (VEN)Batting average  .588
Jesús Tavárez (DOM)Runs    10
José Offerman (DOM)Hits    12
Four players tiedDoubles      3
Two players tiedTriples      1
Armando Ríos (PUR)
Matt Stark (MEX)
Home runs      4
Tony Batista (DOM)RBI    13
Roberto Alomar (PUR)Stolen bases      4
Pitching
Twelve players tiedWins      1
José Parra (DOM)Strikeouts    11
Ramón García (VEN)ERA  0.00
Darío Veras (DOM)Saves      2

All-Star team

NamePosition
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

  • Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
  • Baseball Reference Bullpen
  • Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)
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