2007 Caribbean Series

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The forty-ninth edition of the

Aguilas Cibaeñas), Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo), Puerto Rico (Gigantes de Carolina) and Venezuela (Tigres de Aragua). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico
.

Summary

Dominican Republic clinched the Series with a 5-1 record and was

MVP Tony Batista led the team with three home runs and eight RBIs. Also helping out were Miguel Tejada (.304, one HR, five RBI) and Anderson Hernández (.310, six runs, two doubles). The offense led the tournament with 37 runs, while the pitching staff provided a strong support by limiting opponents to eight runs (two unearned) in 62 1⁄3 innings pitched for a .087 ERA. José Acevedo (1-0, six strikeouts, 0.00 ERA, 8.0 IP), Fabio Castro (1-0, four SO, 0.00, 5.0 IP), Julián Tavárez (1-0, six SO, 1.69, 5 1⁄3 IP), Héctor Almonte (1-0, .214, five SO, 3 2⁄3 IP), Julio De Paula (1-0, 0.00, three SO, 4 1⁄3), José Capellán (.217 ERA, five SO, 6 1⁄3 IP), José Vargas (one save, .267, two SO), and José Lima (0-1, 10 SO, 1.32 ERA, 13 1⁄3 IP) headed the staff. Also on the roster were Alberto Castillo, Bernie Castro, Nelson Cruz, Pablo Ozuna and Luis Polonia
. Overall, the Dominican Republic won the Series for the 16th time, one more than Puerto Rico. This was the fifth time that the Águilas Cibaeñas (Cibao Eagles) represented the Dominicans and took the title.

The Puerto Rican team, managed by

OBA, two SO, three IP) provided some support. Other players in the roster included Hiram Bocachica, Rubén Gotay, Luis Matos, José Santiago, and the brothers José and Yadier Molina
.

Venezuela was guided by Buddy Bailey and finished 2-4 in third place. The two victories came at the expense of Mexico and Puerto Rico. The offense was guided by Oscar Salazar, who led the series batters with nine RBI, while hitting .346 (9-for-26) with two home runs and a .654 SLG. Two other hitters carried much of the offensive weight: José Castillo (.321, six doubles, four runs, three RBI) and Ronny Cedeño (.440, 11 hits, .481 OBP). Despite a 2.18 collective ERA, the pitching staff was victim of a lousy defense that committed 11 errors. Starters Josmir Romero (1-0, 0.00), Tim McClaskey (1-0, 3.60, five SO, five IP) and Horacio Estrada (0-0, 2.25, 12 IP) each turned in fine efforts, while Yohan Pino (0.00, 10 SO, 7 1⁄3 IP) and Kevin Tolar (0.00, five SO, 3 1⁄3 IP) did the job out of the bullpen. The Venezuelan team also featured players such as Cory Bailey, Alex Delgado, Ramón Hernández, Luis Rodríguez, Randall Simon and Steve Torrealba.

Piloted by

Luis Alfonso García, who finished second in the batting race with a .458 average (11-for-24) and hit four doubles with four RBI; Juan Cañizalez batted .333 (6-for-18), Alfredo Amézaga hit the team's only home run, and Pablo Ortega was the only pitcher to lose two games in the Series that year. The team also included veterans such as Vinny Castilla, Elmer Dessens, Erubiel Durazo, Karim García, Gerónimo Gil and Derrick White
.

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % GB Managers
  Dominican Republic
Aguilas Cibaeñas
 5 1 .833   –   Félix Fermín
  Puerto Rico Gigantes de Carolina 4 2 .667 1.0   Lino Rivera
  Venezuela Tigres de Aragua 2 4 .333 3.0   Buddy Bailey
  Mexico Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1 5 .167 4.0   Lorenzo Bundy
Individual leaders
Player/Club Statistic
Armando Ríos/PUR Batting average .545
Tony Batista/DOM Home runs      3
Oscar Salazar/VEN
Runs batted in
    11
Anderson Hernández/DOM
Miguel Tejada/DOM		 Runs      6
Armando Ríos/PUR Hits    12
José Castillo/VEN Doubles      6
Gregor Blanco/VEN
José Fernández/DOM
Luis Polonia/DOM
Armando Ríos/PUR
Oscar Salazar/VEN		 Triples      1
José Fernández/DOM
Armando Ríos/PUR		 Stolen bases      2
Pedro Feliciano/PUR
Wins
      2
Giancarlo Alvarado/PUR
José Lima/DOM
Yohan Pino/VEN		 Strikeouts    10
Giancarlo Alvarado/PUR Earned run average 0.73
José Lima/DOM Innings pitched 13+1⁄3
Jorge Sosa/DOM Saves      2
Kevin Tolar/VEN Games pitched      4
Awards
Tony Batista/DOM
Most Valuable Player
Félix Fermín/DOM Manager
All-Star Team
Name/Club Position
Alberto Castillo/DOM catcher
Javier Valentín/PUR first baseman
Anderson Hernández/PUR second baseman
Tony Batista/DOM third baseman
Miguel Tejada/DOM shortstop
Oscar Salazar/VEN left fielder
Alex Fernández/DOM center fielder
Armando Ríos/PUR right fielder
Juan González/PUR designated hitter
José Acevedo/DOM right-handed pitcher
Fabio Castro/DOM left-handed pitcher
Félix Fermín/DOM manager

Scoreboards

Game 1, February 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 4
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4   9 2
WP: Héctor Almonte (1-0)   LP: Francisco Butto (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
DOM: Miguel Tejada (1), Tony Batista (1)

Game 2, February 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   1   4 1
Puerto Rico 0 2 0 4 3 0 2 0 x 11 16 0
WP: Giancarlo Alvarado (1-0)   LP: Elmer Dessens (0-1)
Home runs:
MEX: Alfredo Amézaga (1)
PRI: Víctor Rodríguez (1)

Game 3, February 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 9 14 0
Mexico 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0   5 0
WP: José Acevedo (1-0)   LP: Pablo Ortega (0-1)
Home runs:
DOM: Tony Batista 2 (3), Nelson Cruz (1)
MEX: None

Game 4, February 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 13 0
Venezuela 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3   8 2
WP: Brian Edwards (1-0)   LP: Rosman García (0-1)   Sv: Bubbie Buzachero (1)
Home runs:
PRI: None
VEN: Gregor Blanco (1)

Game 5, February 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0   3 10 2
Venezuela 7 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 x 13 17 1
WP: Tim McClaskey (1-0)   LP: Justin Lehr (0-1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
VEN: Oscar Salazar (1)

Game 6, February 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   3 1
Dominican Republic 4 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 x 12 14 1
WP: Fabián Castro (1-0)   LP: Jonathan Albadalejo (0-1)

Game 7, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 11 0
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1   6 2
WP: Julián Tavárez (1-0)   LP: Vladimir Núñez (0-1)

Game 8, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Mexico 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   9 3
WP: Pedro Feliciano (1-0)   LP: Luther Hackman (0-1)

Game 9, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 0
Dominican Republic 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 x 5 9 1
WP: Julio De Paula (1-0)   LP: Pablo Ortega (0-2)   Sv: José Vargas (1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
DOM: José Fernández (1)

Game 10, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3   8 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 1
WP: Josmir Romero (1-0)   LP: Willie Collazo (0-1)   Sv: Francisco Butto (1)
Home runs:
VEN: Oscar Salazar (2)
PRI: None

Game 11, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 11 1
Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4   7 0
WP: Mauricio Tequida (1-0)   LP: Juan Ovalles (0-1)

Game 12, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
WP: Pedro Feliciano (1-0)   LP: José Lima (0-1)

 

See also

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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