1961 Interamerican Series

1961 baseball tournament Interamerican Series 1961 Caracas Venezuela 10–15 February 4 VEN Industriales de Valencia 2 VEN Rapiños de Occidente 1 1 1960 (CS) 1962 The 1961 Interamerican Series (es Serie Interamericana no) was a baseball tournament held from February 10 through February 15, 1961. It was the first tournament held under that name since 1949, after the 1961 Caribbean Series, originally scheduled to be held in Havana, was cancelled due to the Cuban Revolution. Since the first Caribbean Series in 1949 (and the earlier Interamerican Series in 1946), this was the first major international club competition in the Americas not to feature a representative from the Cuban Winter League, which would fold later that year. It instead featured two representatives from Venezuela's two leagues, Central League (Industriales de Valencia) and Occidental League (Rapiños de Occidente). It also featured the champion teams from Panama (Cerveza Balboa) and Puerto Rico (Senadores de San Juan).Van Hyning Thomas E. The Caribbean Series: Latin America's Annual Baseball Tournament, 1949–2024 2025 McFarland 76–77 Background After the 1960 Caribbean Series, MLB Commissioner Ford Frick banned American players from playing in Cuba for the 1960-61 winter season.Caracas Grabs Latin Title Set, Cuban Loop Out https://paperofrecord.hypernet.ca/paper_view.asp?PaperId=834&RecordId=1&PageId=7663237 21 20 February 2024 The Sporting News 11 January 1961 subscription SABR 1960 champion Cienfuegos won the league, albeit with no American import players, but was not invited to the 1961 series. It would be the last season of the original Cuban League, as the Fidel Castro government decreed the abolition of professional sport in Cuba, forming the Cuban National Series. In lieu of the Caribbean Series, which had been planned for Havana in 1961, the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation selected Venezuela to host an Interamerican Series. Four future members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame saw action in the series: Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda with the Senadores, Bob Gibson with Valencia and Luis Aparicio with the Rapiños.Venezuela campeón interamericano: Industriales de Valencia http://blog.banesco.com/banesco-venezuela-campeon-interamericano/ Banesco 15 March 2025Bob Gibson deslumbró en la LVBP https://lvbp.com/noticias/bob-gibson-deslumbro-en-la-lvbp/ LVBP.com 15 March 2025 Participating teams Team Manager Means of qualification PAN Cerveza Balboa PAN León Kellman Winners of the 1960–61 Panamanian Professional Baseball League PUR 1952 Senadores de San Juan USA Lum Harris Winners of the 1960–61 Puerto Rican Winter League VEN 1954 Rapiños de Occidente USA Les Moss Winners of the 1960–61 Occidental Professional Baseball League VEN 1954 Industriales de Valencia CUB Rodolfo Fernández Winners of the 1960–61 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League References collapsed Interamerican Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Venezuela Category:Sports competitions in Caracas Category:1961 in Venezuelan sport Category:1961 in Caribbean sport