1949 Caribbean Series

1949 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1949 Havana Cuba 20–25 February 4 CUB Alacranes del Almendares 1 VEN 1930 Cervecería Caracas 1 1 CUB Agapito Mayor 1950 The 1949 Caribbean Series was the first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe). It was held from February 20 through February 25 with the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Alacranes del Almendares; Panama, Spur Cola Colonites; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez and Venezuela, Cervecería Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at the Estadio del Cerro in Havana, Cuba, which boosted capacity to 35.000 seats. The first pitch was thrown by George Trautman, by then the president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Summary Cuba captured the competition with an undefeated record of 6-0, behind a strong pitching effort by Agapito Mayor, who posted a 3-0 record (2 as a starter, 1 in relief) and won Most Valuable Player honors. His three wins in the CBWS still a series record. The offensive support came from Monte Irvin, who hit .389 and led the hitters with two home runs and 11 RBI; Al Gionfriddo, the champion bat with a .533 average (8-for-15); Chuck Connors, who hit .409 with five runs and five RBI, and Sam Jethroe, a .320 hitter with three triples, six runs, and five RBI. Cuba, managed by Fermín Guerra, also collected a 4–0 shutout by Ed Wright (the first in Series history) and complete game wins from René Solís and Conrado Marrero. Other roster members were Santos Amaro, Andrés Fleitas and René González. Venezuela, managed by José Antonio Casanova, ended second with a 3-3 mark. José Bracho led the pitching staff with a 2-0 record and a 3.21 ERA in 14 innings. He also contributed to his own cause by going 5-for-6 (.833) with a double and two RBI. Luis Zuloaga won a complete-game pitching duel against Puerto Rico's Alonzo Perry for the other Venezuelan victory. The offense was paced by catcher Guillermo Vento (.375) and first baseman Dalmiro Finol (.333), who also hit the first home run in Series history. Veteran slugger Vidal López reinforced the team, going 1-for-2 in a pitch-hitting role. Panama finished third with a 2-4 record. The team, managed by catcher León Kellman, had a solid pitching staff that included Sam Jones and Pat Scantlebury, but was victim of a low-run support. Lester Lockett went 9-for-22 with two doubles, while leading the team in both average (.409) and runs scored (six). Kellman batted only .238, but stole four bases to tie teammate Sam Bankhead and Cuba's Chuck Connors for the Series lead. Puerto Rico ended in fourth place with a 1-5 record. The team was led by shortstop-manager Artie Wilson (.346, three stolen bases), Quincy Trouppe (.444), Luke Easter (.400, 7 RBI), and specially Wilmer Fields, who hit the first grand slam in Series history and drove in seven runs. Participating teams Team Manager Means of qualifications CUB Alacranes del Almendares CUB Fermín Guerra Winners of the 1948–49 Cuban League VEN 1930 Cervecería Caracas VEN 1930 José Antonio Casanova Winners of the 1948–49 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League PAN Refresqueros de Spur Cola PAN León Kellman Winners of the 1948–49 Panamanian Professional Baseball League PUR 1895 Indios de Mayagüez USA 1912 Artie Wilson Winners of the 1948–48 Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC ALM, CAR, CVY, MAY W 6 0 50 17 H 3 3 29 34 2 4 29 35 1 5 38 60 CUB Alacranes del Almendares VEN 1930 Cervecería Caracas PAN Carta Vieja Yankees PUR 1895 Indios de Mayagüez gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 20 Panama PAN 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 X 13 15 4 Puerto Rico PUR 4 0 0 1 0   0 1 3 X   9 16 2 Pat Scantlebury (1-0) Wilmer Fields (0-1) Game 2, February 20 Cuba CUB 0 1 0 1 2 7 1 4 0 16 21 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   1   4 4 Conrado Marrero (1-0) Julio Bracho (0-1) None Dalmiro Finol (1) [First HR of the Series] Game 3, February 21 Panama PAN 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 8 1 José Bracho (1-0) Sam Jones (0-1) Bracho tossed a complete game and batted a two-RBI double to break a tie in the 7th inning. Game 4, February 21 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 9 4 Cuba CUB 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 x 8 9 0 Agapito Mayor (1-0) Bill Powell (0-1) Game 5, February 22 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1 Venezuela VEN 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 x 5 11 0 Luis Zuloaga (1-0) Alonso Perry (0-1) Game 6, February 21 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Ed Wright (1-0) [First shutout of the Series] León Goicoechea (0-1) Game 7, February 23 Puerto Rico PUR 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 11 13 2 Panama PAN 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0   9 13 2 Bill Powell (1-1) León Goicoechea (0-2) Wilmer Fields (1) [First grand slam of the Series] None yes Game 8, February 23 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3   8 5 Cuba CUB 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 11 1 René Solís (1-0) Daniel Canónico (0-1) Game 9, February 24 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Panama PAN 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x 3 6 0 Sam Jones (1-1) Domingo Barboza (0-1) yes Game 10, February 24 Cuba CUB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 11 11 1 Puerto Rico PUR 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0   6 11 4 Agapito Mayor (2-0) Bill Powell (1-2) Monte Irvin (1) None Game 11, February 25 Venezuela VEN 6 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 17 0 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0   4   8 3 José Bracho (2-0) Cefo Conde (0-1) Julio Bracho (1) Chico Carrasquel (1) None yes Jo. Bracho allowed three runs over five-plus innings and went 3-for-3. Ju. Bracho earned the save in a four-inning stint. Game 12, February 25 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 3 Cuba CUB 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 5 6 0 Agapito Mayor (3-0) León Goicoechea (0-3) None Monte Irvin (2), Héctor Rodríguez (1) Mayor's three victories record still as the longest in Series history. Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average USA 1912 Al Gionfriddo CUB Alacranes del Almendares .533 Home runs USA 1912 Monte Irvin CUB Alacranes del Almendares 2 Runs batted in USA 1912 Monte Irvin CUB Alacranes del Almendares 11 Wins CUB Agapito Mayor CUB Alacranes del Almendares 3 Awards + Tournament AwardsPosiciones de los Equipos https://www.seriedelcaribe.net/articulos/posiciones-de-los-equipos/ seriedelcaribe.net Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe 28 December 2022 es Award Player Team MVP CUB Agapito Mayor CUB Alacranes del Almendares Best manager CUB Fermín Guerra CUB Alacranes del Almendares 1em + All Star TeamAnuario Serie del Caribe 2024 https://www.seriedelcaribe.net/storage/downloads/yearbook/4rHWBuj2yXcQswWyoV5QOHRtfcPjQjqGyi3XptEn.pdf 3 October 2025 Serie del Caribe Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe 28 es Position Player Team First base USA 1912 Alonzo Perry PUR 1895 Indios de Mayagüez Second base USA 1912 Garvin Hamner CUB Alacranes del Almendares Third base USA 1912 Wilmer Fields PUR 1895 Indios de Mayagüez Shortstop VEN 1930 Alfonso Carrasquel VEN 1930 Cervecería Caracas Left field USA 1912 Al Gionfriddo CUB Alacranes del Almendares Center field USA 1912 Sam Jethroe CUB Alacranes del Almendares Right field USA 1912 Monte Irvin CUB Alacranes del Almendares Catcher VEN 1930 Guillermo Vento VEN 1930 Cervecería Caracas Pitcher CUB Agapito Mayor CUB Alacranes del Almendares See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series References 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 Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Cuba Category:Baseball competitions in Havana Caribbean Series Category:20th century in Havana Caribbean Series