1974 Caribbean Series

1974 baseball tournament The seventeenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1974. It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented by the Tigres del Licey, Venados de Mazatlán and Criollos de Caguas, respectively. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a players strike, being replaced by the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played in Hermosillo, Sonora, to become the first Caribbean Series held in Mexican baseball history. Summary Final standings Club W L W/L % GB Managers 25px Puerto Rico 4 2 .667   – Bobby Wine 25px Dominican Republic 3 3 .500 1.0 Tommy Lasorda 25px Mexico (Obregón) 3 3 .500 1.0 Mike Alejandro 25px Mexico (Mazatlán) 2 4 .333 2.0 Ronny Camacho Individual leadersPlayer/Club Statistic Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) Batting average .429 Derrel Thomas / (MEX [Obregón]) Home runs     2 Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) Runs batted in   11 Charlie Hough / (DOM) Wins     2 Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) Earned run average 0.69 Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) Innings pitched 13.0 Ramón Hernández / (PUR) Saves     2 Awards Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) Most Valuable Player Bobby Wine / (PUR) Manager All-Star TeamName/Club Position Gary Carter / (PUR) catcher Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) first baseman Jorge Orta / (MEX [Obregón]) second baseman Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) third baseman Rudy Meoli / (PUR) shortstop Jesús Alou / (DOM) left fielder César Gerónimo / (DOM) center fielder Tom Paciorek / (DOM) right fielder Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) RH pitcher Ramón Hernández / (PUR) LH pitcher Bobby Wine / (PUR) Manager Scoreboards Game 1, February 1 Mexico (Obregón) MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Puerto Rico PUR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 5 0 Craig Swan (1-0) Rafael Garcia (0-1) Ramón Hernández (1) Héctor Espino (1) Game 2, February 1 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Mexico (Mazatlán) MEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 Aurelio López (1-0) Charlie Hough (0-1) César Gerónimo (1) Celerino Sánchez (1) Game 3, February 2 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x 2 7 1 Pedro Borbón (1-0) Don DeMola (0-1) Charlie Hough (1) Gary Carter (1) Game 4, February 2 Mexico (Mazatlán) MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3   4 0 Mexico (Obregón) MEX 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 x 8 13 1 Vicente Romo (1-0) George Meyring (0-1) Romo was pitching a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Game 5, February 3 Mexico (Obregón) MEX 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 3 Dominican Republic DOM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   4 4 Ed Bauta (1-0) Bruce Ellingsen (0-1) Game 6, February 3 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 Mexico (Mazatlán) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 John Montague (1-0) Joe Pactwa (0-1) Steve Blateric (1) Game 7, February 4 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3   9 3 Puerto Rico PRI 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 x 6 13 0 Steve Blateric (1-0) Tony Barrientos (0-1) Jerry Morales (1), Rudy Meoli (1) Game 8, February 4 Mexico (Obregón) MEX (Obregón) 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 8 10 0 Mexico (Mazatlán) MEX (Mazatlán) 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 12 3 Dennis O'Toole (1-0) Aurelio López (1-1) Jorge Orta (1), Derrel Thomas (1) Game 9, February 5 Puerto Rico PRI 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 1 Mexico (Obregón) MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 Eduardo Rodríguez (1-0) César Díaz (0-1) Ramón Hernández (2) Game 10, February 5 Mexico (Mazatlán) MEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2 Charlie Hough (1-1) Aurelio López (1-2) Game 11, February 6 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 13 0 Mexico (Obregón) MEX 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   9 3 Charlie Hough (2-1) Dennis O'Toole (1-1) José Vidal (1) Derrel Thomas (2) Hough set a record for pitching in all six games of a Caribbean Series. Game 12, February 6 Mexico (Mazatlán) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Eleno Cuen (1-0) Willie Hernández (0-1) 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 Las Series del Caribe (Spanish) https://archive.today/20130413170626/http://www.solobeisbol.com.mx/index.php/columnas/enlacajadebateo/857-hermosillo-1974-la-primera-serie-del-caribe-en-mexico SoloBeisbol.com – Hermosillo 1974, la primera Serie del Caribe en México el (Spanish) collapsed Caribbean Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico Category:1974 in Mexican sports Category:1974 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series