1978 Caribbean Series

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The twenty-first edition of the

México
.

Summary

Final standings
Club W L W/L % GB   Managers
Puerto Rico 5 1     .833     –   Rene Lachemann
Dominican Republic 3 3     .500  2.0   Johnny Lipon
Venezuela 3 3     .500   2.0   Felipe Alou
Mexico 1 5     .167   4.0   Raúl Cano


Individual leaders
Player/Club Statistic
José Morales / PUR Batting average .421
Bob Molinaro / VEN Runs     6
Bob Molinaro / VEN
José Morales / PUR
Hits     8
Gonzalo Márquez / VEN Doubles     2
Ramón Avilés / PUR Triples     1
Leon Roberts / VEN Home runs     2
Leon Roberts / VEN
Runs batted in
    6
Eight tied Stolen bases     1
Diego Seguí / VEN
Wins
    2
Diego Seguí / VEN Strikeouts   17
Danny Darwin / PUR
Paul Mirabella / VEN
ERA 0.00
Four tied
Saves
    1
Odell Jones / DOM
Diego Seguí / VEN
Innings pitched 12.0
Awards
José Morales / PUR
Most Valuable Player
Rene Lachemann / PUR Manager


All-Star Team
Name/Club Position
Rick Sweet / PUR catcher
Raúl Colón / PUR first baseman
Ramón Avilés / PUR second baseman
Carlos Romero / PUR shortstop
Kurt Bevacqua / PUR third baseman
Leon Roberts / VEN left fielder
Tony Armas / VEN center fielder
Bombo Rivera / VEN right fielder
José Morales / PUR designated hitter
Danny Darwin / PUR RH pitcher
Paul Mirabella / VEN LH pitcher
Rene Lachemann / PUR manager


Scoreboards

Game 1, February 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   5 0
WP: Danny Darwin (1-0)   LP: Al Holland (0-1)
Home runs:
PUR: Jim Dwyer (1)
DOM: None
Notes: Darwin pitched a complete game shutout.

Game 2, February 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 5 2
Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3
WP: Diego Seguí (1-0)   LP: George Brunet (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: Greg Pryor (1), Leon Roberts (1)
MEX: None

Game 3, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 16 0
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   3 0
WP: Odell Jones (1-0)   LP: Gary Beare (0-1)   Sv: George Frazier (1)
Home runs:
DOM: Rico Carty (1), Taylor Duncan (1)
VEN: None

Game 4, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 3 0
WP: Jesús Hernáiz (1-0)   LP: Vicente Romo (0-1)   Sv: Tom Bruno (1)

Game 5, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 x 7 10 2
WP: Steve Grilli (1-0)   LP: Len Barker (0-1)   Sv: Dennis Kinney (1)

Game 6, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WP: Nino Espinosa (1-0)   LP: Tomás Armas (0-1)
Notes: Espinosa pitched a complete game shutout.

Game 7, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2   7 4
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 12 3
WP: Dennis Kinney (1-0)   LP: Bill Castro (0-1)
Home runs:
DOM: None
PUR: Raúl Colón (1)

Game 8, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 10 2
Venezuela 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2   6 4
WP: Guadalupe Salinas (1-0)   LP: Cardell Camper (0-1)

Game 9, February 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 8 1
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
WP: Paul Mirabella (1-0)   LP: Al Holland (0-1)   Sv: Len Barker (1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
DOM: Leon Roberts (2)
Notes: Mirabella pitched six-plus perfect innings and lost the no-hitter in the 8th frame.

Game 10, February 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 9 9 0
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 6
WP: Tom Bruno (1-0)   LP: George Brunet (0-2)

Game 11, February 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Venezuela 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 x 7 9 0
WP: Diego Seguí (2-0)   LP: Bobby Cuellar (0-1)
Home runs:
PUR: None
VEN: Tony Armas (1)

Game 12, February 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 0
Dominican Republic 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 7 0
WP: Silvio Martínez (1-0)   LP: Horacio Piña (0-1)

See also

Sources

  • Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Impresos Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Araujo Bojórquez, Alfonso. Series del Caribe: Narraciones y estadísticas, 1949-2001. Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico.
  • Figueredo, Jorge S. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961. Macfarland & Co., United States.
  • González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express.
  • Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

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