1957 Caribbean Series
Tournament details | |
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Country | Cuba |
City | Havana |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 9–14 February |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tigres de Marianao (1st title) |
Runner-up | Cerveza Balboa |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Solly Drake |
The ninth edition of the Tigres de Marianao; Panama, Cerveza Balboa; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio del Cerro in Havana, the Cuban capital. The first pitch was thrown by Ford Frick, by then the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Summary
The Cuban team was managed by
Hal Smith (.273, seven RBI). Pitcher Jim Bunning got two wins with a 0.61 ERA, including a seven-hit, one-run game and 5+2⁄3 scoreless innings of relief. Behind him were Mike Fornieles (1–0, 3.00), Bill Werle (1–1, 3.94) and Conrado Marrero (0–0, 2.70). Also in the roster were reliever Enrique Maroto and infielders Julio Bécquer, Harold Bevan and José Valdivielso
.
Panama, managed by catcher
Winston Brown, who pitched a six-hit, one run complete game and a four-hit shutout, in both cases against Venezuela. Another gem game from George Brunet (1–1, 17 SO, 1.76 ERA), who pitched the first shutout for a Panamanian team in Series history, and also hit one of the club's two homers. 1B Harold Gordon led the attack with a .412 BA. Other roster members included 2B Héctor López and P Dutch Romberger
.
Puerto Rico tied with Venezuela for third place with a 2–4 mark. The Mayagüez team was piloted by
José Santiago, who handed Marianao their only lost, throwing a three-hit shutout. Puerto Rico also featured 2B Bob Aspromonte, OF Bob Smith, and pitchers Herb Plews and Pete Wojey
, among others.
Venezuela, guided by
Pompeyo Davalillo (.381, three SB, four runs), Chico Carrasquel (.292, HR, .458 SLG) and Luis García (2-for-13, 2B, RBI), as well as OFs Tom Burgess (4-for-24) and Bob Wilson (4-for-22). Caracas pitchers Babe Birrer (1–1, 2.60) and Julián Ladera (1–0, 2.25) collected the only wins for the team in complete-game efforts. Emilio Cueche
took a complete-game loss after giving up two unearned runs in Game 5, and later hurled two scoreless innings of relief for a perfect 0.00 ERA, the best for the Series.
Participating teams
Team | Manager |
---|---|
Cerveza Balboa | León Kellman |
Indios de Mayagüez | Mickey Owen |
Leones del Caracas | Clay Bryant |
Tigres de Marianao | Napoleón Reyes |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tigres de Marianao (H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | .833 | — |
2 | Cerveza Balboa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | .500 | 2 |
3 | Indios de Mayagüez | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 31 | −9 | .333 | 3 |
4 | Leones del Caracas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | .333 | 3 |
Scoreboards
Game 1, February 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Babe Birrer (1-0) LP: Bob Smith (0-1) Home runs: PRI: Luis Márquez (1) VEN: John Roseboro (1) |
Game 2, February 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jim Bunning (1-0) LP: Ronald Scheetz (0-1) Home runs: PAN: John Gleen (1) CUB: None |
Game 3, February 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Pete Wojey (1-0) LP: George Brunet (0-1) Home runs: PRI: Pete Wojey (1) PAN: None |
Game 4, February 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Mike Fornieles (1-0) LP: Bob Blaylock (0-1) Home runs: CUB: None VEN: Chico Carrasquel (1) |
Game 5, February 11
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Winston Brown (1-0) LP: Emilio Cueche (0-1)
|
Game 6, February 11
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) CUB: None |
Game 7, February 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Julián Ladera (1-0) LP: Duke Maas (0-1) Home runs: VEN: None PRI: Bob Speake (1) |
Game 8, February 12
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jim Bunning (2-0) LP: Ronald Scheetz (0-2) |
Game 9, February 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: George Brunet (1-1) LP: Bob Smith (0-2) |
Game 10, February 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Vicente López (1-0) LP: Babe Birrer (1-1) Home runs: VEN: Bob Wilson (1) CUB: None |
Game 11, February 14
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Winston Brown (2-0) LP: John Jancse (0-1)
|
Game 12, February 14
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Bill Werle (1-1) LP: Pete Wojey (1-1) Home runs: CUB: Julio Bécquer (1) PRI: None |
Statistics leaders
Statistic | Player | Team | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Batting average | Solly Drake | Tigres de Marianao | .500 |
Home runs | Luis Márquez | Indios de Mayagüez | 2 |
Runs batted in
|
Minnie Miñoso | Tigres de Marianao | 7 |
Hal R. Smith | Tigres de Marianao | ||
Runs | Solly Drake | Tigres de Marianao | 9 |
Hits | Solly Drake | Tigres de Marianao | 11 |
Doubles | John Roseboro | Leones del Caracas | 2 |
Triples | Five tied | 1 | |
Stolen bases | Solly Drake | Tigres de Marianao | 4 |
Wins
|
Winston Brown | Cerveza Balboa | 2 |
Jim Bunning | Tigres de Marianao | ||
Earned run average | Emilio Cueche | Leones del Caracas | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | George Brunet | Cerveza Balboa | 17 |
Innings pitched | Winston Brown | Cerveza Balboa | 18.0 |
Awards
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See also
References
- ^ "Posiciones de los Equipos". seriedelcaribe.net (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Anuario oficial Serie Del Caribe 2022" (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. p. 26. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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Sources
- 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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