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.

Summary

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % Managers
 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas     4 2   .667   Mike Quade
 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 3 3   .500   Francisco Estrada
 Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 3 3   .500   John Tamargo
 Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 2 4   .333   Tom Gamboa

Individual leaders

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

All-Star team

Name Position
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
  • Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)