1998 Caribbean Series

The fortieth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 10 of 1998 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Venados de Mazatlán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Alfonso Chico Carrasquel in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Summary

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % Managers
 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas     6 0   1.000   Tony Peña
 Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 4 2     .667   Tom Gamboa
 Mexico Venados de Mazatlán 1 5     .167   Raúl Cano
 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 1 5     .167   Omar Malavé

Individual leaders

Player Statistic
Batting
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Batting average   .444
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Runs     10
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Hits     12
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Doubles       6
Tony Barron (PUR) Triples       2
José Hernández (PUR) Home runs       4
José Hernández (PUR) RBI       8
Four players tied Stolen bases       2
Pitching
Twelve players tied Wins       1
Julio Valera (PUR) Strikeouts     11
Julián Tavárez (DOM) ERA   0.00
Julián Tavárez (DOM) Innings pitched   12.0
José Cabrera (DOM) Saves       3

All-Star team

Name Position
Guillermo García (DOM) Catcher
Alex Arias (DOM) First baseman
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Second baseman
Miguel Tejada (DOM) Third baseman
José Hernández (PUR) Shortstop
Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder
Darryl Brinkley (MEX) Center fielder
Magglio Ordóñez (VEN) Right fielder
Pedro Muñoz (PUR) Designated hitter
Julián Tavárez (DOM) Right-handed pitcher
Dennys Reyes (MEX) Left-handed pitcher
José Cabrera (DOM) Relief pitcher
Awards
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Most Valuable Player
Tony Peña (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)