1978 Caribbean Series

1978 baseball tournament The twenty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1978. It was held from February 4 through February 9 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico. Summary March 2013 Final standings Club W L W/L % GB   Managers 25px Puerto Rico 5 1     .833     –   Rene Lachemann 25px Dominican Republic 3 3     .500  2.0   Johnny Lipon 25px Venezuela 3 3     .500   2.0   Felipe Alou 25px Mexico 1 5     .167   4.0   Raúl Cano Individual leadersPlayer/Club Statistic José Morales / PUR Batting average .421 Bob Molinaro / VEN Runs     6 Bob Molinaro / VENJosé Morales / PUR Hits     8 Gonzalo Márquez / VEN Doubles     2 Ramón Avilés / PUR Triples     1 Leon Roberts / VEN Home runs     2 Leon Roberts / VEN Runs batted in     6 Eight tied Stolen bases     1 Diego Seguí / VEN Wins     2 Diego Seguí / VEN Strikeouts   17 Danny Darwin / PURPaul Mirabella / VEN ERA 0.00 Four tied Saves     1 Odell Jones / DOMDiego Seguí / VEN Innings pitched 12.0 Awards José Morales / PUR Most Valuable Player Rene Lachemann / PUR Manager All-Star TeamName/Club Position Rick Sweet / PUR catcher Raúl Colón / PUR first baseman Ramón Avilés / PUR second baseman Carlos Romero / PUR shortstop Kurt Bevacqua / PUR third baseman Leon Roberts / VEN left fielder Tony Armas / VEN center fielder Bombo Rivera / VEN right fielder José Morales / PUR designated hitter Danny Darwin / PUR RH pitcher Paul Mirabella / VEN LH pitcher Rene Lachemann / PUR manager Scoreboards Game 1, February 4 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   5 0 Danny Darwin (1-0) Al Holland (0-1) Jim Dwyer (1) Darwin pitched a complete game shutout. Game 2, February 4 Venezuela VEN 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 5 2 Mexico MEX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3 Diego Seguí (1-0) George Brunet (0-1) Greg Pryor (1), Leon Roberts (1) Game 3, February 5 Dominican Republic DOM 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 16 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   3 0 Odell Jones (1-0) Gary Beare (0-1) George Frazier (1) Rico Carty (1), Taylor Duncan (1) Game 4, February 5 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 3 0 Jesús Hernáiz (1-0) Vicente Romo (0-1) Tom Bruno (1) Game 5, February 6 Venezuela VEN 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 0 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 x 7 10 2 Steve Grilli (1-0) Len Barker (0-1) Dennis Kinney (1) Game 6, February 6 Dominican Republic DOM 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Nino Espinosa (1-0) Tomás Armas (0-1) Espinosa pitched a complete game shutout. Game 7, February 7 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2   7 4 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 12 3 Dennis Kinney (1-0) Bill Castro (0-1) Raúl Colón (1) Game 8, February 7 Mexico MEX 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 10 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2   6 4 Guadalupe Salinas (1-0) Cardell Camper (0-1) Game 9, February 8 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 8 1 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Paul Mirabella (1-0) Al Holland (0-1) Len Barker (1) Leon Roberts (2) Mirabella pitched six-plus perfect innings and lost the no-hitter in the 8th frame. Game 10, February 8 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 9 9 0 Mexico MEX 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 6 Tom Bruno (1-0) George Brunet (0-2) Game 11, February 9 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Venezuela VEN 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 x 7 9 0 Diego Seguí (2-0) Bobby Cuellar (0-1) Tony Armas (1) Game 12, February 9 Mexico MEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 7 0 Silvio Martínez (1-0) Horacio Piña (0-1) See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series Sources Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Impresos Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela. Araujo Bojórquez, Alfonso. Series del Caribe: Narraciones y estadísticas, 1949-2001. Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico. Figueredo, Jorge S. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961. Macfarland & Co., United States. González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express. Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series External links Las Series del Caribe (Spanish) https://archive.today/20130411063228/http://site.lasemanadeportiva.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=186 1978 Caribbean Series statistics el collapsed Caribbean Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico Category:1978 in Mexican sports Category:1978 in Caribbean sport Caribbean Series