1956 Caribbean Series

1956 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1956 Panama City Panama 10–15 February 4 CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 1 PAN Chesterfield Smokers 1 1 CUB Ray Noble 1955 1957 The eighth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1956. It was held from February 10 through February 15, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Elefantes de Cienfuegos; Panama, Chesterfield Smokers; 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 Olímpico de Panamá in Panama City, Panama. Summary In this edition, Cienfuegos won the first of five consecutive Series titles for the Cuban team. Cienfuegos was managed by Oscar Rodríguez and finished with a 5-1 record. The pitching staff was guided by Camilo Pascual (2-0, 11 strikeouts, 2.50 ERA), Pedro Ramos (2-0, 1.59 ERA) and René Gutiérrez (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 9 1 3 innings). The offense was clearly led by catcher and Series MVP Ray Noble (.400 BA, one home run, .654 OBP and 1B Bob Boyd (.304 BA, one HR, 11 RBI, .522 SLG). Other contributions came from 2B Curt Roberts (.375, one HR, six runs, .542 SLG), Chico Fernández (.269, 10 runs, one HR) and 3B Milt Smith (two HR, .522 SLG). The roster also included IF Ossie Alvarez, OFs Prentice Browne and Archie Wilson and Ps Sandalio Consuegra, Seth Morehead and Gene Bearden, among others. Panama, with Standford Graham at the helm, posted a 3-3 record to tie Puerto Rico for second place. Ps Don Elston, Ross Grimsley and Wally Burnette got the victories while 1B Elías Osorio (.286, 3 HR, .762 SLG) led the offense. Grimsley made the All-Star team, as well as OFs Bobby Prescott and Bill Stewart. The line up was also filled with Héctor López (2B), Humberto Robinson (P), David Roberts (OF) and Joe Tuminelli (3B). Puerto Rico was managed by Ben Geraghty and got wins from Taylor Phillips, Roberto Vargas and Chi-Chi Olivo, while 1B Lou Limmer (.350, three HR, six runs, eight RBI) provided punch in the lineup. Also in the roster were Ps Tom Lasorda and Paul Stuffel, and Cs Bill Cash and Ray Murray; IFs Daryl Spencer (2B), Víctor Pellot Power (3B) and Félix Mantilla (SS), as well as OFs Wes Covington and Chuck Harmon. Venezuela was managed by Regino Otero and finished in last place with a 1-5 mark. The team was outscored by their opponents 47-14. Bright spots were Ps Turk Farrell and Jim Pearce. Farrell recorded the lone win against Puerto Rico in a one-run, one-hit effort, while Pearce took an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to Panama, striking out nine batters without giving a walk. Valencia also featured Ed Bailey (C), Tommy Brown (1B), Elio Chacón (CF), Emilio Cueche (P), Julián Ladera (P) and Ron Mrozinski (P). Participating teams Team Manager PAN Chesterfield Smokers USA 1912 Standford Graham PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas USA 1912 Ben Geraghty CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos CUB Oscar Rodríguez VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia CUB Regino Otero Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC CUB, PAN, PUR, VEN W 5 1 43 19 3 3 41 30 H 3 3 30 32 1 5 14 47 CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos PAN Chesterfield Smokers PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 10 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 6 9 1 Turk Farrell (1-0) Paul Stuffel (0-1) Ramón Maldonado (1) Ed Bailey (1) Game 2, February 10 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 2 13 16 1 Panama PAN 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0   5   6 2 Camilo Pascual (1-0) Ross Grimsley (0-1) Milt Smith (1) Game 3, February 11 Venezuela VEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5   9 2 Cuba CUB 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 9 13 2 Pedro Ramos (1-0) Emilio Cueche (0-1) Game 4, February 11 Panama PAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 1 Chi-Chi Olivo (1-0) Wally Burnette (0-1) Elías Osorio (1) Lou Limmer (1) Game 5, February 12 Cuba CUB 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4   7 1 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 X 7 11 0 Taylor Phillips (1-0) Sandalio Consuegra (0-1) Victor Pellot (1), Ramón Maldonado (2), Lou Limmer (2) Game 6, February 12 Panama PAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Don Elston (1-0) Jim Pearce (0-1) Héctor López (1), Bill Stewart (1) Game 7, February 13 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   2   6 0 Puerto Rico PUR 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 X 10 14 0 Roberto Vargas (1-0) Ron Mrozinski (0-1) Chuck Harmon (1), Daryl Spencer (1) Game 8, February 13 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Cuba CUB 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 X 6 8 1 René Gutiérrez (1-0) Humberto Robinson (0-1) Archie Wilson (1), Milt Smith (2) Game 9, February 14 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 7 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Camilo Pascual (2-0) Turk Farrell (0-1) Ossie Alvarez (1), Bob Boyd (1) Game 10, February 14 Puerto Rico PUR 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2   5   9 5 Panama PAN 2 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 X 13 16 3 Ross Grimsley (1-1) Chi-Chi Olivo (1-1) Game 11, February 15 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 Cuba CUB 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 4 5 1 Pedro Ramos (2-0) Paul Stuffel (0-2) Lou Limmer (3) Chico Fernández (1) Game 12, February 15 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   4 1 Panama PAN 4 5 1 0 0 3 4 1 X 18 16 2 Wally Burnette (1-1) Ron Mrozinski (0-2) Elías Osorio 2 (3), Clyde Parrish (1), Héctor López (2), Denny Schell (1) Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average CUB Ray Noble CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos .400 Home runs USA 1912 Lou Limmer PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 3 PAN Elías Osorio PAN Chesterfield Smokers Runs batted in USA 1912 Bob Boyd CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 11 Runs CUB Chico Fernández CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 10 Stolen bases USA 1912 Curt Roberts CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2 Wins CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2 CUB Pedro Ramos CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Earned run average CUB René Gutiérrez CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 0.00 Strikeouts CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 12 Innings pitched USA 1912 Turk Farrell VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia 18.0 CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 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 CUB Ray Noble CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Best manager CUB Oscar Rodríguez CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 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 Lou Limmer PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Second base USA 1912 Curt Roberts CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Third base PUR 1952 Vic Power PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Shortstop CUB Chico Fernández CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Left field PUR 1952 Ray Maldonado PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Center field USA 1912 Bill Stewart PAN Chesterfield Smokers Right field PAN Bobby Prescott PAN Chesterfield Smokers Catcher CUB Ray Noble CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Pitcher CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 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 Panama Category:1956 in Panama Category:1956 in Caribbean sport Category:Sports competitions in Panama City Caribbean Series Category:20th century in Panama City