1997 Caribbean Series

1997 baseball tournament The thirty-ninth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of 1997 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Héctor Espino in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers 25px Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas     4 2   .667   Mike Quade 25px Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 3 3   .500   Francisco Estrada 25px Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 3 3   .500   John Tamargo 25px Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 2 4   .333   Tom Gamboa Individual leaders Player StatisticBatting Bobby Abreu (VEN) Batting average   .588 Jesús Tavárez (DOM) Runs     10 José Offerman (DOM) Hits     12 Four players tied Doubles       3 Two players tied Triples       1 Armando Ríos (PUR)Matt Stark (MEX) Home runs       4 Tony Batista (DOM) RBI     13 Roberto Alomar (PUR) Stolen bases       4Pitching Twelve players tied Wins       1 José Parra (DOM) Strikeouts     11 Ramón García (VEN) ERA   0.00 Darío Veras (DOM) Saves       2 All-Star team Name Position Guillermo García (DOM) Catcher Luis Raven (VEN) First baseman Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo (VEN) Third baseman Luis Sojo (VEN) Shortstop Luis García (MEX) Left fielder Armando Ríos (PUR) Center fielder Bobby Abreu (VEN) Right fielder Matt Stark (MEX) Designated hitter Ramón García (VEN) Right-handed pitcher Ted Higuera (MEX) Left-handed pitcher Awards Matt Stark (MEX) Most Valuable Player Mike Quade (DOM) Manager Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. 978-0-313-32268-6 Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish) collapsed Caribbean 1997 Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico Category:1997 in Mexican sports Category:1997 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series Caribbean Series Category:Sport in Hermosillo