1980 Caribbean Series

August 20221980 baseball tournament The twenty-third 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 from Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo), Puerto Rico (Vaqueros de Bayamón) and Venezuela (Leones del Caracas). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio 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. Summary 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 MVP Rudy Law, who was joined by fellows Leon 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 starters Dennis Lewallyn (1–0, five-hit, 10-inning shutout), Joaquín Andújar (1–0, 1.29 ERA, seven strikeouts in 7.0 innings), Gerry Hannahs (1–0, 0.00 in seven innings) and reliever Chuck Fore (1–0, 0.00 in four innings). In addition to pitchers Carlos Pérez and Mario Soto, also were in the roster RF Mickey Hatcher, C Mike Scioscia, and utilities Jesús Alou, Rico Carty, Miguel Diloné, César Gerónimo, Pedro Guerrero and Tony 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. RF Héctor 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 featured Luis Aguayo (IF), Dave Bergman (1B), Tony Bernazard (IF), Doug Corbett (P), Frank LaCorte (P), Eliseo Rodríguez (C) José Morales (DH), Dickie Thon (IF) and Denny Walling (OF). Venezuela, with Felipe Alou at the helm, was anchored by leadoff hitter Oswaldo Olivares (.348 BA, eight runs, .478 SLG), RF Dwayne Murphy (.333 BA, .476 SLG, three stolen bases), SS Dave Concepción (.318, four RBI) and rookie OF Tony 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 7 2 3 innings), Luis Leal (0–1, 1.86 in 9 2 3 innings), and reliever Luis Peñalver (1–0, 0.77 in 11 2 3 innings). Other players for Caracas club included Ángel Bravo (OF), Víctor Davalillo (DH), Baudilio Díaz (C), Andrés Galarraga (OF), Ubaldo Heredia (P), Leonardo Hernández (IF), Ken Phelps (1B), Jerry Manuel (3B), Craig Skok (RP), Mike Stanton (SP), Ralph Treuel (SP), Manny Trillo (2B) and Sandy Wihtol (RP). Mexico finished in last place with a 2–4 record and was managed by Cananea 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, while Vicente Romo got the other win with a two-run, five-inning effort. The Hermosillo team also featured veteran slugger Héctor Espino, C Sergio Robles, C/3B Alex Treviño, 2B Bump Wills, RF Jim Tracy, as well as pitchers Aurelio López, Randy Niemann and Dave Stewart, among others. Final standings Club W L W/L % GB 25px Dominican Republic 4 2 .667   – 25px Puerto Rico 3 3 .500 1.0 25px Venezuela 3 3 .500 1.0 25px Mexico 2 4 .333 2.0 Individual leadersPlayer/Club Statistic Héctor Cruz / PRI Batting average .444 Tony Armas / VEN Leon Durham / DOM Héctor Espino / MEX Ken Phelps / VEN Bump Wills / MEX Home runs one each Oswaldo Olivares / VEN Runs     6 José Morales / PRI Oswaldo Olivares / VEN Hits     8 Dwayne Murphy / VEN Doubles     3 Six tied Triples     1 Dwayne Murphy / VEN Stolen bases     3 Dave Smith / PRI Wins     2 Dave Smith / PRI Strikeouts   14 Dennis Lewallyn / DOM Earned run average 0.00 Roberto Castillo / MEX Saves     1 Roberto Castillo / MEX Innings pitched 13.0 Awards Rudy Law / DOM Most Valuable Player Del Crandall / DOM Manager All-Star TeamName/Club Position Eliseo Rodríguez / PRI catcher Leon Durham / DOM first baseman Dámaso García / DOM second baseman Teodoro Martínez / DOM third baseman Jerry Dybzinski / DOM / CUB shortstop Oswaldo Olivares / VEN left fielder Rudy Law / DOM center fielder Héctor Cruz / PRI right fielder José Morales / PRI designated hitter Dennis Lewallyn / DOM RH pitcher Pablo Torrealba / VEN LH pitcher Del Crandall / DOM manager Scoreboards Game 1, February 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2   9 2 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 X 6 11 0 Dave Smith (1–0) Mike Stanton (0–1) Game 2, February 2 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 2 Dominican Republic DOM 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 X 6 11 1 Gerry Hannahs (1–0) Randy Niemann (0–1) Leon Durham (1) Game 3, February 3 Puerto Rico PRI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 Mexico MEX 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1 Roberto Castillo (1–0) Dennis Kinney (0–1) Bump Wills (1) Game 4, February 3 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2 Joaquín Andújar (1–0) Luis Leal (0–1) Game 5, February 4 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 7 10 2 Mexico MEX 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 Luis Peñalver (1–0) Aurelio López (0–1) Ken Phelps (1) Héctor Espino (1) Game 6, February 4 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   5 2 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 Dennis Lewallyn (1–0) Doug Corbett (0–1) Game 7, February 5 Puerto Rico PRI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 Venezuela VEN 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 5   5 1 Diego Seguí (1–0) Frank LaCorte (0–1) Game 8, February 5 Dominican Republic DOM 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 11 18 1 Mexico MEX 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3   8 3 Chuck Fore (1–0) Dave Stewart (0–1) Game 9, February 6 Mexico MEX 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0   3   6 0 Puerto Rico PRI 0 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 X 10 16 0 Dennis Kinney (1–1) Randy Niemann (0–2) Game 10, February 6 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0 Pablo Torrealba (1–0) Mario Soto (0–1) Tony Armas (1) Game 11, February 7 Mexico MEX 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1 Vicente Romo (1–0) Mike Stanton (0–2) Roberto Castillo (1) Game 12, February 7 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3   7 2 Puerto Rico PRI 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 9 12 2 Dave Smith (2–0) Bill Swiacki (0–1)   See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series Sources 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 Official site Latino Baseball Series del Caribe, Las (Spanish)     collapsed Caribbean Series Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic Category:1980 in Dominican Republic sport Caribbean Series Category:Sports competitions in Santo Domingo Category:20th century in Santo Domingo