- 1980 Caribbean Series
The XXIII edition of the
Caribbean Series ("Serie del Caribe") was played in 1980. It was held from February 2 through February 7 with the champions teams fromDominican Republic (Tigres del Licey ),Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo ),Puerto Rico (Vaqueros de Bayamón) andVenezuela (Leones del Caracas ). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played atEstadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, D.R., which boosted capacity to 14.000 seats, and the first pitch was thrown by Antonio Guzmán, by then the President of Dominican Republic.ummary
Dominican Republic won the tournament with a 4-2 record. The Licey club was guided by manager
Del Crandall and led by center fielder and Series MVPRudy Law , who was joined by fellowsLeon Durham (1B),Jerry Dybzinski (SS),Dámaso García (2B),Dennis Lewallyn (P) and Teodoro Martínez (3B) on the Series All-Star team. The victories came from startersDennis Lewallyn (1-0, five-hit, 10-inningshutout ),Joaquín Andújar (1-0, 1.29 ERA, sevenstrikeout s in 7.0 innings),Preston Hanna (1-0, 0.00 in seven innings) and relieverChuck Fore (1-0, 0.00 in four innings). In addition to pitchers Carlos Pérez and Mario Soto, also were in the roster RFMickey Hatcher , CMike Scioscia , and utilitiesJesús Alou ,Rico Carty ,Miguel Diloné ,César Gerónimo , Pedro Guerrero andTony Peña . It was the fourth title both for the Dominican Republic and the Licey club.Puerto Rico, piloted by
Art Howe , posted a 3-3 record to tie the second place with Venezuela. RFHéctor Cruz won the batting title with a .444 average (8-for-18) and the pitching staff was led by Dave Smith (2-0, 14 SO, 3.37 ERA). The Bayamón team also featuredLuis Aguayo (IF),Dave Bergman (1B),Tony Bernazard (IF),Doug Corbett (P),Frank LaCorte (P), Eliseo Rodríguez (C)José Morales (DH),Dickie Thon (IF) andDenny Walling (OF).Venezuela, with
Felipe Alou at the helm, was anchored by lead-off hitterOswaldo Olivares (.348 BA, eight runs, .478 SLG), RFDwayne Murphy (.333 BA, .476 SLG, threestolen base s), SSDave Concepción (.318, four RBI) and rookie OFTony Armas , who hit a grand slam and led his team with five RBI. The pitching staff included starters Diego Seguí (1-0, 0.00 in seven innings),Pablo Torrealba (1-0, 2.34 in 7⅔ innings),Luis Leal (0-1, 1.86 in 9⅔ innings), and relieverLuis Peñalver (1-0, 0.77 in 11⅔ innings). Other players for Caracas club includedAngel Bravo (OF), Víctor Davalillo (DH), Baudilio Díaz (C),Andrés Galarraga (OF),Ubaldo Heredia (P), Leonardo Hernández (IF),Ken Phelps (1B),Jerry Manuel (3B), Mike Stanton (P),Ralph Treuel (P) andManny Trillo (2B).Mexico finished in last place with a 2-4 record and was managed by
Benjamin Reyes . The pitching staff was clearly led by Roberto Castillo, who recorded a nine-inning, one-run victory and a four-inning save for a 0.69 ERA, whileVicente Romo got the other win with a two-run, five-inning effort. The Hermosillo team also featured veteran sluggerHéctor Espino , CSergio Robles , C/3BAlex Treviño , 2BBump Wills , RFJim Tracy , as well as pitchersAurelio López ,Randy Niemann and Dave Stewart, among others. ----coreboards
Game 1, February 2
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*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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