1985 Caribbean Series

1985 baseball tournament The twenty-seventh edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) of baseball was played in 1985. It was held from February 2 through February 7 with the champion teams from Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Mexico (Tomateros de Culiacán), Puerto Rico (Metropolitanos de San Juan) and Venezuela (Tiburones de la Guaira). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico. Summary The Dominican Republic team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by Terry Collins. Their only defeat came from Mexico. The champions got fine offensive performances from 1B Glenn Davis and OF George Bell, while the pitching staff was led by José Rijo, who posted three saves and did not allow an earned run in six innings of work, to earn Series MVP honors. Other contributions came from pitchers Tom Brennan (2-0, 1.59 ERA), Salomón Torres (a four-hit shutout) and Burt Hooton (1-0, seven SO). Also in the roster were Ralph Bryant, Braulio Castillo, Tony Fernández, David Green, Luis Pujols, Julio Solano and José Uribe. Managed by catcher Francisco Estrada, Mexico finished in second place with a 3-3 mark. 2B Juan Navarrete hit .533 to win the batting title while 3B Nelson Barrera led the Series hitters with seven RBI. The Mexican team also featured players such as Derek Bryant, Lorenzo Bundy, Houston Jiménez, Chris Jones, Aurelio López, Sid Monge, Junior Moore and Vicente Romo. Puerto Rico and Venezuela tied for third place with a 2-4 record. The Puerto Rican team, with Mako Oliveras at the helm, was a huge favorite to win the Series, thanks to a roster loaded with prominent players like Juan Agosto, Luis Aguayo, Iván Calderón, Henry Cotto, Jesús Hernáiz, Carmelo Martínez, Edgar Martínez, José Oquendo, Luis Rosado, Orlando Sánchez, Benito Santiago, Candy Sierra and Rubén Sierra, but the team faded just after the first half. The team's only victories came behind strong pitching efforts from Francisco Oliveras and José Guzmán, who threw complete games against Mexico and Venezuela. Aurelio Monteagudo managed the Venezuelan club, which was characterized by a fairly average pitching staff and really poor hitting. A modest contribution came from pitcher Bryan Clark (1-0, nine SO in seven innings) and infielders Pat Dodson (.429 SLG) and Luis Salazar (.474 SLG, five RBI). Other members of the team included Bob Fallon, Ozzie Guillén, Gorman Heimueller, Luis Leal, Fred Manrique, Eddie Miller, Alfredo Pedrique, Gustavo Polidor and Argenis Salazar. Final standings Club W L W/L % GB 25px Dominican Republic 5 1 .833   – 25px Mexico 3 3 .500 2.0 25px Venezuela 2 4 .333 3.0 25px Puerto Rico 2 4 .333 3.0 Individual leadersPlayer/Club Statistic Juan Navarrete / MEX Batting average .533 Glenn Davis / DOM Home runs     3 Nelson Barrera / MEX RBI     7 George Bell / DOM Runs     5 Juan Navarrete / MEX Hits     9 Three tied Doubles     2 Three tied Triples     1 George Bell / DOM Stolen bases     3 Tom Brennan / DOM Wins     2 Tom Brennan / DOM Strikeouts   12 Salomón Torres / DOM ERA 0.00 José Rijo / DOM Saves     1 Luis Trinidad Castillo / MEX Innings pitched 15.0 Awards José Rijo / DOM Most Valuable Player Terry Collins / DOM Manager All-Star TeamName/Club Position Francisco Estrada / MEX catcher Glenn Davis / DOM first baseman Juan Navarrete / MEX second baseman Nelson Barrera / MEX third baseman Alfonso Jiménez / MEX shortstop George Bell / DOM left fielder Chris Jones / MEX center fielder David Green / DOM right fielder Orlando Sánchez / PRI designated hitter Luis Trinidad Castillo / MEX RH pitcher Bryan Clark / VEN LH pitcher José Rijo / DOM relief pitcher Terry Collins / DOM manager Scoreboards Game 1, February 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 4 7 1 Tom Brennan (1-0) Luis Leal (0-1) José Rijo (1) Glenn Davis 2 (2), George Bell (1), Ralph Bryant (1) Game 2, February 2 Puerto Rico PRI 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 Francisco Oliveras (1-0) Enrique Huerta (0-1) Carmelo Martínez 2 (2) Game 3, February 3 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3   8 1 Puerto Rico PRI 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 6 10 2 José Guzmán (1-0) Bob Fallon (0-1) Game 4, February 3 Mexico MEX 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11 14 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   4 1 Luis Castillo (1-0) Jeff Kaiser (0-1) Nelson Barrera (1) Game 5, February 4 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 10 0 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 0 Mike Torrez (1-0) Jesús Hernáiz (0-1) José Rijo (2) George Bell (2) Game 6, February 4 Mexico MEX 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 7 13 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5   7 4 Aurelio López (1-0) Fred Toliver (0-1) Alfonso Pulido (1) Lorenzo Bundy (1) Game 7, February 5 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 10 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3   9 1 Burt Hooton (1-0) Gorman Heimueller (0-1) Julio Solano (1) Game 8, February 5 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 1 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Aurelio López (2-0) Candy Sierra (0-1) Game 9, February 6 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2   8 3 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 2 Luis Lunar (1-0) Jorge Ojeda (0-1) Orlando Sánchez (1) Pat Dodson (1) Game 10, February 6 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 8 0 Mexico MEX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 Scott Fuller (1-0) Juan Colorado (0-1) José Rijo (3) David Green (1) Game 11, February 7 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 X 8 9 0 Tom Brennan (2-0) José Guzmán (1-1) Orlando Sánchez (2) Luis Pujols (1), Glenn Davis (3), Braulio Castillo (1) Game 12, February 7 Venezuela VEN 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 9 0 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 9 1 Bryan Clark (1-0) Luis Trinidad Castillo (1-1) Bob Fallon (1) Luis Salazar (1), Antonio Córdova (1) None See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series Sources Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Impresos Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela. Araujo Bojórquez, Alfonso. Series del Caribe: Narraciones y estadísticas, 1949-2001. Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico. Figueredo, Jorge S. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878 - 1961. Macfarland & Co., United States. González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express. Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. External links Official site Latino Baseball Series del Caribe, Las (Spanish)     collapsed Caribbean Series Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico Category:Sport in Mazatlán Category:1985 in Mexican sports Category:1985 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series