1951 Caribbean Series

1951 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1951 Caracas Venezuela 22–26 February 4 PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 1 CUB Leones del Habana 1 1 PUR 1895 Luis Olmo 1950 1952 The third edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1951. The Series inauguration on February 21 was delayed due to heavy rain and it was held from February 22 through February 26, including two double-headers on February 25, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Leones del Habana; Panama, Spur Cola Colonites; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Cervecería Caracas Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. Summary The Puerto Rico team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by George Scales. Their only defeat came from Cuba. The team was led by OF Luis Rodríguez Olmo, who was named Most Valuable Player after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI. Other contributions came from pitchers Pantalones Santiago (two complete-game wins), Rubén Gómez (two wins, one save), 1B George Crowe (.333, one grand slam, 7 RBI), and SS Stan Breard (.423, seven runs, 4 doubles, 8 RBI). Also in the Puerto Rican roster were Jim Gilliam (2B), Buster Clarkson (3B), Bob Thurman (OF) and Willard Brown (OF). Managed by Mike González, Cuba finished in second place with a 4-2 mark. 1B Lorenzo Cabrera led the Series hitters with an astronomical .619 batting average (13-for-23), while the pitching staff was led by Adrián Zabala (2-0), Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) and Bill Ayers (1 win, 1 save). Also included in the roster were Sandy Amorós (OF), Pedro Formental (OF), Bert Haas (3B), Spider Jorgensen (2B), Ed Mierkowicz (OF), Jiquí Moreno (P) and Carlos Pascual (P). Venezuela was managed by Lázaro Salazar and finished 2-4, with both victories over Panama. The team was led by 1B René González, who hit .316 (6-for-19), including two doubles, two home runs and a Series-leading 11 RBI. Pitcher José Bracho posted a 1-0 record and a 0.71 earned run average in 12 2 3 innings pitched, helping himself with the bat while hitting .500 (3-for-6) with a double, one run and four RBIs. Other significant players in the roster included Luis García (3B), Vidal López (LF), Jim Pendleton (SS), Chucho Ramos (1B) and Ken Staples (C), as well as pitchers Frank Biscan, Julio Bracho, Alex Carrasquel and Clem Labine. Panama ended with a 1-5 mark and was managed by catcher León Kellman. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from starter Connie Johnson over the Cuban team, while 1B Archie Ware paced the offense in average (.348), hits (8) and RBI (4). Participating teams Team Manager PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce USA 1912 George Scales CUB Leones del Habana CUB Mike González VEN 1930 Navegantes del Magallanes CUB Lázaro Salazar PAN Spur Cola Colonites PAN León Kellman Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC SAN, HAB, MAG, SCC W 4 2 25 35 2 4 40 34 H 5 1 46 20 1 5 21 43 CUB Leones del Habana VEN 1930 Navegantes del Magallanes PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce PAN Spur Cola Colonites gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 22 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 13 18 0 Cuba CUB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1   9 1 José Santiago (1-0) Hoyt Wilhelm (0-1) Game 2, February 22 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0   2 5 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 x 10 8 2 Clem Labine (1-0) Webbo Clarke (0-1) René González (1) Game 3, February 23 Cuba CUB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1   2   8 4 Panama PAN 3 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 x 12 16 1 Connie Johnson (1-0) Eddie Yuhas (0-1) Gilberto Valdivia (1) Game 4, February 23 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 8   5 3 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 7 11 2 Roberto Vargas (1-0) Frank Biscan (0-1) Rubén Gómez (1) George Crowe (1) René González (2) Game 5, February 24 Panama PAN 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 3 Puerto Rico PUR 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 Rubén Gómez (1-0) Pat Scantlebury (0-1) Game 6, February 24 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 9 10 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   9 2 Bill Ayers (1-0) Alex Carrasquel (0-1) Pedro Formental (1) Luis García (1) Game 7, February 25 Cuba CUB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4   7 0 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 1 Adrián Zabala (1-0) Mike Clark (0-1) Game 8, February 25 Venezuela VEN 0 4 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 13 14 3 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0   2   5 2 José Bracho (1-0) Gentry Jessup (0-1) Eddie Knoblauch (1) Bracho hurled a complete game and went 3-for-5 with a double, driving in four runs while scoring one more. Game 9, February 25 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Cuba CUB 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 2 7 2 Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) Connie Johnson (1-1) Spider Jorgensen (1) yes Game 10, February 25 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 x 6 9 0 José Santiago (2-0) Clem Labine (1-1) Game 11, February 26 Puerto Rico PUR 3 0 2 3 0 4 0 x x 12 8 0 Panama PAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x x   1 6 2 Rubén Gómez (2-0) Webbo Clarke (0-2) Luis Rodríguez Olmo 2 (3), Buster Clarkson (1), Willard Brown (1) Game 12, February 26 Venezuela VEN 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 x x 5 6 1 Cuba CUB 3 0 0 0 1 3 x x x 7 9 0 Adrián Zabala (2-0) José Bracho (1-1) Bill Ayers (1) Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average CUB Lorenzo Cabrera CUB Leones del Habana .615 Home runs PUR 1895 Luis Olmo PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 3 Runs batted in CUB René González VEN 1930 Navegantes del Magallanes 11 Runs CAN 1921 Stan Breard PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 8 Hits CUB Lorenzo Cabrera CUB Leones del Habana 13 Doubles CAN 1921 Stan Breard PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 4 Triples CUB Sandy Amorós CUB Leones del Habana 1 USA 1912 Jim Gilliam PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce USA 1912 Bob Thurman PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Stolen bases USA 1912 Charles Douglas PAN Spur Cola Colonites 3 Wins PUR 1895 Rubén Gómez PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 2 PUR 1895 José Santiago PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce CUB Adrián Zabala CUB Leones del Habana 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 PUR 1895 Luis Olmo PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Best manager USA 1912 George Scales PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 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 CUB Lorenzo Cabrera CUB Leones del Habana Second base USA 1912 Spook Jacobs PAN Spur Cola Colonites Third base USA 1912 Jimmy Dicks VEN 1930 Navegantes del Magallanes Shortstop CAN 1921 Stan Breard PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Left field CUB Pedro Formental CUB Leones del Habana Center field PUR 1895 Luis Olmo PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Right field USA 1912 Bob Thurman PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Catcher DOM Güigüí Lucas PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce Pitcher PUR 1895 José Santiago PUR 1895 Cangrejeros de Santurce 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 Venezuela Category:Sports competitions in Caracas Category:1951 in Venezuelan sport Category:1951 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series Category:20th century in Caracas