- 1950 Caribbean Series
The II edition of the
Caribbean Series ("Serie del Caribe") was played in 1950. It was held from February 21 through February 27 featuring the champions teams fromCuba (Almendares),Panama (Carta Vieja ),Puerto Rico (Caguas) andVenezuela (Magallanes). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Sixto Escobar Stadium inSan Juan, Puerto Rico .The Series had to go more than the scheduled 12 games when both Panama and Puerto Rico teams ended with a similar 4-2 record. Panama clinched the title after winning Puerto Rico in a tiebreaker game. The Panamanian team, who entered the series as underdog, was led by manager/
center fielder Wayne Blackburn ,pitcher Chet Brewer (2-0), andthird baseman Joe Tuminelli , who hit twohome run s with seven RBI as he receivedMost Valuable Player honors.Puerto Rico was led by Luis Rodríguez Olmo, who managed and hit .292, and pitcher
Luis Arroyo (2-0), who posted a 1.72 ERA and gave eight hits in 15-2/3 innings. Other significant players in the roster includedright fielder Willard Brown (.348), pitcherWilmer Fields (1-0, one HR),first baseman Vic Power and pitcherRubén Gómez .Even with the Cubans heavily favored to win the Series, they only went 3-3. The team was managed by
catcher Fermín Guerra, and incluyed stars asAl Gionfriddo , Conrado Marrero,Willie Miranda ,René Monteagudo y Roberto Ortiz.Slugger Héctor Rodríguez was the high point, leading the hitters with a .474batting average (9-for-19). PitcherBob Hooper ended 2-0.The hapless Venezuelan team was managed by
Vidal López and finished with a 1-5 record. The roster includedAlex Carrasquel ,Chico Carrasquel ,Pete Coscarart ,Jim Pendleton andChucho Ramos , between others. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from starter Santiago Ullrich in the opener.[*] Panama won the series after winning in a tiebreaker game
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Game 1, February 21
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RoadHR=Joe Tuminelli (1)|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 2, February 21
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RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 3, February 22
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RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 5, February 23
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RoadHR=|HomeHR=Joe Tuminelli (2)|Game 6, February 23
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RoadHR=Luis García (1)|HomeHR=Wilmer Fields (1) |Game 7, February 24
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RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 8, February 24
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WP=Wilmer Fields (1-0)|LP=Octavio Rubert (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Héctor Rodríguez (1)|Game 9, February 25
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WP=Vicente López (1-0)|LP=Bob Griffith (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Roberto Ortiz (1)|HomeHR=|HRH=yes|Game 10, February 25
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RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|Game 11, February 26
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WP=Bob Hooper (2-0)|LP=Jean-Pierre Roy (1-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Fermín Guerra (1)|Game 12, February 26
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WP=Luis Arroyo (2-0)|LP=Terry McDuffie (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Gene Markland (1)|Tiebreaker Game, February 27
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RSP=|HSP=|WP=Chet Brewer (2-0)|LP=Dan Bankhead (1-2)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|ee also
*Ballplayers who have played in the Series
ources
*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.External links
* [http://www.ebeisbol.com Official site]
* [http://latinobaseball.com/cws-history.php Latino Baseball]
* [http://www.juanperez.com/baseball/series.htm Series del Caribe, Las (Spanish)]
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