1958 Caribbean Series

1958 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1958 San Juan Puerto Rico 8–13 February 4 CUB Tigres de Marianao 2 PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 1 1 USA 1912 Earl Battey 1957 1959 The tenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1958. It was held from February 8 through February 13 with the champions teams from Cuba, Tigres de Marianao; Panama, Carta Vieja Yankees; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas and Venezuela, Industriales de Valencia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Summary Cuba won the Series with a 4-2 record en route for a third straight championship (fifth overall). Managed by Napoleón Reyes, the team received offensive support from 2B Casey Wise (.407 BA), CF Solly Drake (.333) and LF Minnie Miñoso (.318). The pitching staff was led by Pedro Ramos (2-1, 18 strikeouts) and Bob Shaw (1-0, 1.69 ERA and no walks in 16 innings). The Cubans, who failed to hit a home run in the Series, also had 1B Julio Bécquer and C Ray Noble in addition to pitchers Mike Fornieles and Bill Werle. The Marianao club became the first repeat champions in the Series history. Panama, led by catcher/manager Wilmer Shantz, posted a 3-3 record to tie the second place with Puerto Rico. The Panamanian squad got fine work of pitchers Humberto Robinson (2-0, 1.00 ERA, including a four-hit shutout) and Carl Duser (1-0, 3.00), while 3B Héctor López hit .474 with a .609 SLG. Puerto Rico was guided by Ted Norbert and received a strong pitching performance from Juan Pizarro (1-0, 2.76 16 1 3 innings), who set two strikeout records with 17 in a game (#2) and 29 overall (12 in game 10). The Caguas attack was guided by 1B Víctor Pellot Power (.458 BA, eight RBI, .583 SLG) and CF Roberto Clemente (.391, six runs, .609 SLG), while P Jerry Nelson (1-1, 0.00 ERA) allowed three unearned runs over 18 innings. Other roster members included Mike Goliat (2B), Luis [Canena] Márquez (OF), Félix Mantilla (SS), José [Pantalones] Santiago (P) and Valmy Thomas (C). Venezuela, piloted by Regino Otero, finished in last place with a 2-4 record. The offensive was anchored by catcher and Series MVP Earl Battey (.435 BA, four RBI, .739 SLG), 1B Lou Limmer (.381, two HR, five RBI, .762 SLG) and RF Bob Wilson, who won the batting title with a .500 BA (12-for-24) while collecting one home run, five runs, four RBI and a .708 SLG. For the second time, Limmer led the tournament in home runs. Pitchers Ramón Monzant (1-1, 3.95) and José Bracho (1-2, 4.37) got the victories for Valencia. OF Elio Chacón (.217, four runs, 3B, one RBI) and SS Chico Carrasquel (.240, four runs, two RBI) also homered in the Series. Besides, Julián Ladera made two relief appearances and struck out 10 batters in 10 2 3 innings of work. Participating teams Team Manager PAN Carta Vieja Yankees USA 1912 Billy Shantz PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas USA 1912 Ted Norbert VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia CUB Regino Otero CUB Tigres de Marianao CUB Napoleón Reyes Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC CUB, PUR, PAN, VEN W 4 2 33 20 3 3 23 33 3 3 28 25 H 2 4 24 30 CUB Tigres de Marianao PAN Carta Vieja Yankees PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 8 Cuba CUB 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 10 13 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0   2   7 5 Mike Fornieles (1-0) Emilio Cueche (0-1) Elio Chacón (1) Game 2, February 8 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 2 Puerto Rico PRI 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 8 16 0 Juan Pizarro (1-0) Jerry Davie (0-1) Game 3, February 9 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 9 0 Humberto Robinson (1-0) Pedro Ramos (0-1) Game 4, February 9 Puerto Rico PRI 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Jerry Nelson (1-0) Ramón Monzant (0-1) Game 5, February 10 Panama PAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   5 1 Venezuela VEN 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0 José Bracho (1-0) Dave Benedict (0-1) Bob Wilson (1), Earl Battey (1), Chico Carrasquel (1) Bracho pitched a complete game and set an all-time Series record with his sixth win in the tournament. Game 6, February 10 Puerto Rico PRI 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4   6 0 Cuba CUB 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 1 Pedro Ramos (1-0) Marion Fricano (0-1) Roberto Clemente (1) * The game was suspended after a brawl occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning with no outs, one run scored and bases loaded. The game would be completed the next day. Game 7, February 11 Venezuela VEN 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   8 1 Ramón Monzant (1-1) Mike Fornieles (1-1) Game 8, February 11 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   3   9 4 Panama PAN 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 X 11 11 1 Carl Duser (1-0) Marion Fricano (0-2) Ray Dabek (1) * After completion of Game 6, Fricano became the first and only pitcher in Series history to collect two losses in the same day. Game 9, February 12 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1   8 4 Cuba CUB 5 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 X 15 17 0 Pedro Ramos (2-1) Jim Umbricht (0-1) Game 10, February 12 Venezuela 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 6  7 1 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 13 1 José Santiago (1-0) José Bracho (1-1) Lou Limmer (1) Game 11, February 13 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Panama PAN 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 11 0 Humberto Robinson (2-0) José Bracho (1-2) Lou Limmer (2) Game 12, February 13 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Bob Shaw (1-0) Jerry Nelson (1-1)   Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average USA 1912 Bob Wilson VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia .500 Home runs USA 1912 Lou Limmer VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia 2 Runs batted in PUR 1952 Vic Power PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 8 Runs USA 1912 Earl Battey VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia 6 PUR 1952 Roberto Clemente PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Hits USA 1912 Bob Wilson VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia 12 Doubles USA 1912 Earl Battey VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia 4 PUR 1952 Vic Power PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas PUR 1952 Valmy Thomas PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Triples Nine tied 1 Stolen bases Six tied 1 Wins CUB Pedro Ramos CUB Tigres de Marianao 2 PAN Humberto Robinson PAN Carta Vieja Yankees Earned run average USA 1912 Jerry Nelson PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 0.00 Strikeouts PUR 1952 Juan Pizarro PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 29 Innings pitched USA 1912 Jerry Nelson PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 18.0 PAN Humberto Robinson PAN Carta Vieja Yankees Awards + Tournament AwardsPosiciones de los Equipos https://www.seriedelcaribe.net/articulos/posiciones-de-los-equipos/ seriedelcaribe.net Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe 13 June 2023 es Award Player Team MVP USA 1912 Earl Battey VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia Best manager CUB Napoléon Reyes CUB Tigres de Marianao 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 PUR 1952 Vic Power PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Second base USA 1912 Casey Wise CUB Tigres de Marianao Third base PAN Héctor López PAN Carta Vieja Yankees Shortstop VEN 1954 Chico Carrasquel VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia Left field CUB Minnie Miñoso CUB Tigres de Marianao Center field PUR 1952 Roberto Clemente PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Right field USA 1912 Bob Wilson VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia Catcher USA 1912 Earl Battey VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia Pitcher PAN Humberto Robinson PAN Carta Vieja Yankees 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 Puerto Rico Category:Baseball competitions in San Juan, Puerto Rico Category:20th century in San Juan, Puerto Rico Category:1958 in Puerto Rican sports Caribbean Series