1960 Caribbean Series

The XII edition of the Caribbean Series ("Serie del Caribe") was a baseball tournament held from February 10 through February 15, 1960 featuring the champion teams from Cuba (Cienfuegos), Panama (Marlboro), Puerto Rico (Caguas) and Venezuela (Rapiños). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Nacional of Panama City.

It was the final edition of the first stage of the CBWS, marking the last appearance for Cuba, after MLB Commisioner Ford Frick banned American players from playing in Cuba for the 1960-61 winter season. As response, in March 1961 the Fidel Castro government would decree the abolition of professional sport in Cuba.

For the seventh time, and fifth consecutive year, Cuba won the CBWS championship with an undefeated record of 6-0. [ [http://www.latinobaseball.com/cws-history.html Latino Baseball, Caribbean World Series History] ] The Cuban team, managed by Tony Castaños, was led by a pitching staff anchored by bigleaguers Camilo Pascual, who went 2-0 with 15 strikeouts including a one-hit shutout, and Pedro Ramos (one win, one save) and Orlando Peña (one win, one save). The offense was paced by outfielder George Altman, who co-lead the series hitters with a .438 average, and first baseman Rogelio Alvarez (.333, two HR, .750 SLG, six runs, 10 RBI), second baseman Cookie Rojas (.429, one HR), OF Dan Dobbek (2 HR, .800 SLG) and OF Tony González (.429). Catcher Ray Noble and shortstop Leo Cárdenas also contributed in the defense.

Panama ended in second place with a 3-3 mark and was led by catcher/manager Welmer Shantz. The team led the Series with 45 runs, powered by OF Eddie Napoleón, who shared the batting title with George Altman, as well 1B/OF Stan Palys (two HR, 12 RBI, 6 runs, .704 SLG), Héctor López (.370, 2 HR, 10 RBI, two stolen bases) and Lee Tate (eight runs, three doubles). Also were in the roster pitchers Bob Milo, Ken Rowe, Humberto Robinson and Robert Waltz, and 1B Jim Gentile, who was injured at the start.

Puerto Rico, managed by first baseman Vic Power, finished third with a 2-4 record. The team led the tournament with 10 home runs but only scored 27 runs. OF Tommy Davis was named the Series Most Valuable Player after hitting .409 with 6 RBI, 7 runs, and a .818 SLG. Other contributions came from third baseman Woody Huyke (.350, one HR, .500 SLG), OF Herman Davis (3 HR, 2 SB), SS Félix Torres (3 HR), and OF/1B Orlando Cepeda (.333, .524 SLG, two SB). The team's two victories came from pitchers Earl Wilson (1-1, 15 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched) and Juan Pizarro (1-1, 16 SO in 14 IP).

Venezuela was represented by the Occidental League champion as a late replacement after a players strike in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The team ended in last place with a 1-5 record and was managed by Les Moss. Venezuela's only victory came at expense of Puerto Rico behind a strong pitching effort of Ed Hobough. Billy Muffett (0-2, 6.00 ERA) was a notable weak spot in the rotation despite he pitched a 12-inning complete game. The offense was guided by CF Willie Davis (.333, .593 SLG, two SB) and 3B Luis García (.333, one HR, .542 SLG). 2B Bob Aspromonte and SS Luis Aparicio provided a solid middle infield defense.

coreboards

Game 1, February 10

Linescore|
Road=Cuba|RoadAbr=CUB
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=3|R6=0|R7=3|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=13|RE=2
Home=Venezuela|HomeAbr=VEN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=2|H9=0|HR=5|HH=12|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Camilo Pascual (1-0)|LP=Billy Muffett (0-1)
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 2, February 10

Linescore|
Road=Puerto Rico|RoadAbr=PRI
R1=0|R2=0|R3=3|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=4|RH=9|RE=1
Home=Panama|HomeAbr=PAN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=2|H8=1|H9=0|HR=3|HH=5|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Juan Pizarro (1-0)|LP=Humberto Robinson (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 3, February 11

Linescore|
Road=Puerto Rico|RoadAbr=PRI
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=2|RR=2|RH=7|RE=1
Home=Cuba|HomeAbr=CUB
H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=2|H9=x|HR=4|HH=2|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Raúl Sánchez (1-0)|LP=Earl Wilson (0-1)|SV=Pedro Ramos (1)
RoadHR=Herman Davis (1)|HomeHR=Dan Dubeck (1)|

Game 4, February 11

Linescore|
Road=Panama|RoadAbr=PAN
R1=3|R2=3|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=6|RR=16|RH=21|RE=1
Home=Venezuela|HomeAbr=VEN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=1|HR= 3|HH= 6|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Robert Milo (1-0)|LP=Ted Bowfield (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Héctor López 2 (2), Bob Perry (1), Stan Palys (1)|HomeHR=Les Peden (1)|

Game 5, February 12

Linescore|
Road=Venezuela|RoadAbr=VEN
R1=3|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=2|R8=0|R9=0|RR=6|RH=9|RE=0
Home=Puerto Rico|HomeAbr=PRI
H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=2|HR=4|HH=9|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Ed Hobough (1-0)|LP=George Brunet (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Herman Davis (2), Woody Huyke (1), Félix Torres (1)|HRH=|

Game 6, February 12

Linescore|
Road=Panama|RoadAbr=PAN
R1=2|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=4|RH= 8|RE=0
Home=Cuba|HomeAbr=CUB
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=4|HR=6|HH=12|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Pedro Carrillo (1-0)|LP=Bill Kirk (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Joe Caffie (1)|HomeHR=Rogelio Alvarez (1), Dan Dubeck (2)|

Game 7, February 13

Linescore|
Road=Venezuela|RoadAbr=VEN
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=1|RR=3|RH=7|RE=1
Home=Cuba|HomeAbr=CUB
H1=0|H2=2|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=2|HR=4|HH=7|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Orlando Peña (1-0)|LP=Al Grunwald (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Willie Davis (1)|HomeHR=Rogelio Alvarez (2)|HRH=|

Game 8, February 13

Linescore|
Road=Panama|RoadAbr=PAN
R1=2|R2=0|R3=2|R4=0|R5=0|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=10|RE=1
Home=Puerto Rico|HomeAbr=PRI
H1=2|H2=0|H3=2|H4=0|H5=2|H6=0|H7=1|H8=0|H9=0|HR=7|HH=13|HE=4
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Ken Rowe (1-0)|LP=Juan Pizarro (1-1)|SV=Robert Waltz (1)
RoadHR=Eddie Napoleón (1)|HomeHR=|

Game 9, February 14

Linescore|
Road=Cuba|RoadAbr=CUB
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=1|RR=4|RH=12|RE=0
Home=Puerto Rico|HomeAbr=PRI
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH= 1|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Camilo Pascual (2-0)|LP=José Santiago (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 10, February 14

Linescore|
Road=Venezuela|RoadAbr=VEN
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=4|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|R10=0|R11=0|R12=1|RR=6|RH=11|RE=0
Home=Panama|HomeAbr=PAN
H1=0|H2=2|H3=3|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|H10=0|H11=0|H12=2|HR=7|HH=15|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Robert Waltz (1-0)|LP=Billy Muffett (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=Luis Aparicio (1)|HomeHR=Elías Osorio (1), Al Grunwald (1) |HRH=|

Game 11, February 15

Linescore|
Road=Puerto Rico|RoadAbr=PRI
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=4|R6=0|R7=3|R8=0|R9=3|RR=10|RH=15|RE=4
Home=Venezuela|HomeAbr=VEN
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=1|HR= 3|HH=11|HE=5
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Earl Wilson (1-1)|LP=Ed Hobough (1-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Frank Rivera (1)|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 12, February 15

Linescore|
Road=Cuba|RoadAbr=CUB
R1=0|R2=2|R3=6|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=10|RH=12|RE=3
Home=Panama|HomeAbr=PAN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=4|H8=0|H9=0|HR= 7|HH= 6|HE=4
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Pedro Ramos (1-0)|LP=Leonardo Martínez (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Cookie Rojas (1)|HomeHR=Stan Palys (2)|HRH=|

Notes

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)]