1960 Caribbean Series

1960 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1960 Panama City Panama 10–15 February 4 CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2 PAN Marlboro Smokers 1 1 CUB Camilo Pascual 1959 1970 The twelfth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was a baseball tournament held from February 10 through February 15, 1960 featuring the champion teams from Cuba (Cienfuegos), Panama (Marlboro), Puerto Rico (Caguas) and Venezuela (Rapiños). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Nacional of Panama City. It was the final edition of the first stage of the CBWS, after MLB Commissioner Ford Frick banned American players from playing in Cuba for the 1960-61 winter season. As response, in March 1961 the Fidel Castro government would decree the abolition of professional sport in Cuba. The Series would be suspended until 1970, reconstituting without Cuba and Panama, while adding the Dominican Republic. Cuba would return to the Series in 2014. For the seventh time, and fifth consecutive year, Cuba won the CBWS championship with an undefeated record of 6-0.http://www.latinobaseball.com/cws-history.html Latino Baseball, Caribbean World Series History 2008-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080403004404/http://latinobaseball.com/cws-history.html 2008-04-03 dead Summary The Cuban team, managed by Tony Castaño, was led by a pitching staff anchored by big leaguers Camilo Pascual, who went 2-0 with 15 strikeouts including a one-hit shutout, and Pedro Ramos (one win, one save) and Orlando Peña (one win, one save). The offense was paced by outfielder George Altman, who co-led the series hitters with a .438 average, and first baseman Rogelio Alvarez (.333, two HR, .750 SLG, six runs, 10 RBI), second baseman Cookie Rojas (.429, one HR), OF Dan Dobbek (2 HR, .800 SLG) and OF Tony González (.429). Catcher Ray Noble and shortstop Leo Cárdenas also contributed in the defense. Panama ended in second place with a 3-3 mark and was led by catcher/manager Wilmer Shantz. The team led the Series with 45 runs, powered by OF Eddie Napoleón, who shared the batting title with George Altman, as well 1B/OF Stan Palys (two HR, 12 RBI, 6 runs, .704 SLG), Héctor López (.370, 2 HR, 10 RBI, two stolen bases) and Lee Tate (eight runs, three doubles). Also in the roster were pitchers Bob Milo, Ken Rowe, Humberto Robinson and Robert Waltz, outfielder Joe Caffie and 1B Jim Gentile, who was injured at the start. Puerto Rico, managed by first baseman Vic Power, finished third with a 2-4 record. The team led the tournament with 10 home runs but only scored 27 runs. OF Tommy Davis was named the Series Most Valuable Player after hitting .409 with three homers, six RBI, seven runs, two stolen bases, and a .818 SLG%. Other contributions came from third baseman Woody Huyke (.350, one HR, .500 SLG), SS Félix Torres (3 HR), and OF/1B Orlando Cepeda (.333, .524 SLG, two SB). The team's two victories came from pitchers Earl Wilson (1-1, 15 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched) and Juan Pizarro (1-1, 16 SO in 14 IP). Venezuela was represented by the Occidental League champion as a late replacement after a players strike in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The Rapiños team ended in last place with a 1-5 record and was managed by Les Moss. Venezuela's only victory came at expense of Puerto Rico behind a strong pitching effort by Ed Hobaugh. The starting rotation was depleted after Julián Ladera was injured, while Billy Muffett (0-2, 6.00 ERA) was a notable weak spot, even though he pitched a 12-inning complete game. The offense was guided by CF Willie Davis (.333, .593 SLG, two SB) and 3B Luis García (.333, one HR, .542 SLG). 2B Bob Aspromonte and SS Luis Aparicio provided a solid middle infield defense. Participating teams Team Manager CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos CUB Tony Castaño PAN Marlboro Smokers USA Billy Shantz PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas PUR 1952 Vic Power VEN 1954 Rapiños de Occidente USA Les Moss Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC CUB, PAN, PUR, VEN W 6 0 36 21 3 3 45 36 H 2 4 27 28 1 5 26 49 CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos PAN Marlboro Smokers PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas VEN 1954 Rapiños de Occidente gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 10 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 8 13 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 1 Camilo Pascual (1-0) Billy Muffett (0-1) Game 2, February 10 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 5 3 Juan Pizarro (1-0) Humberto Robinson (0-1) Game 3, February 11 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1 Cuba CUB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 4 2 1 Raúl Sánchez (1-0) Earl Wilson (0-1) Pedro Ramos (1) Tommy Davis (1) Dan Dobbek (1) Game 4, February 11 Panama PAN 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 16 21 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1   3   6 3 Robert Milo (1-0) Ted Bowsfield (0-1) Héctor López 2 (2), Bob Perry (1), Stan Palys (1) Les Peden (1), Luis García (1) Game 5, February 12 Venezuela VEN 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 9 0 Puerto Rico PRI 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 9 3 Ed Hobaugh (1-0) George Brunet (0-1) Tommy Davis (2), Woody Huyke (1), Félix Torres (1) Game 6, February 12 Panama PAN 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4   8 0 Cuba CUB 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 12 0 Pedro Carrillo (1-0) Bill Kirk (0-1) Joe Caffie (1) Rogelio Alvarez (1), Dan Dobbek (2) Game 7, February 13 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1 Cuba CUB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0 Orlando Peña (1-0) Al Grunwald (0-1) Willie Davis (1) Rogelio Alvarez (2) Game 8, February 13 Panama PAN 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 10 1 Puerto Rico PRI 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 13 4 Ken Rowe (1-0) Juan Pizarro (1-1) Robert Waltz (1) Eddie Napoleón (1) Game 9, February 14 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 0 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 1 Camilo Pascual (2-0) José Santiago (0-1) Game 10, February 14 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 Panama PAN 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 15 3 Robert Waltz (1-0) Billy Muffett (0-2) Luis Aparicio (1) Elías Osorio (1), Al Grunwald (1) Game 11, February 15 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 10 15 4 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1   3 11 5 Earl Wilson (1-1) Ed Hobaugh (1-1) Frank Rivera (1) Game 12, February 15 Cuba CUB 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 12 3 Panama PAN 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0   7   6 4 Pedro Ramos (1-0) Leonardo Martínez (0-1) Cookie Rojas (1) Stan Palys (2) Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average USA George Altman CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos .450 USA Ed Napoleon PAN Marlboro Smokers Home runs USA Tommy Davis PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 3 PAN Héctor López PAN Marlboro Smokers PUR 1952 Félix Torres PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Runs batted in USA Stan Palys PAN Marlboro Smokers 12 Runs USA Lee Tate PAN Marlboro Smokers 8 Hits USA George Altman CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 7 USA Ed Napoleon PAN Marlboro Smokers Doubles USA Lee Tate PAN Marlboro Smokers 3 Triples USA Willie Davis VEN 1954 Rapiños de Occidente 2 Stolen bases Five tied 2 Wins CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2 Earned run average CUB Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos 1.10 Strikeouts PUR 1952 Juan Pizarro PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas 16 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 Camilo Pascual CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Best manager CUB Tony Castaño 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 Player Team First base CUB Rogelio Álvarez CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Second base PUR 1952 José Pagán PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Third base PAN Héctor López PAN Marlboro Smokers Shortstop USA Lee Tate PAN Marlboro Smokers Left field USA Stan Palys PAN Marlboro Smokers Center field USA Tommy Davis PUR 1952 Criollos de Caguas Right field USA George Altman CUB Elefantes de Cienfuegos Catcher USA Dutch Dotterer 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:Sports competitions in Panama City Category:1960 in Panamanian sport Category:1960 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series Category:20th century in Panama City