1970 Caribbean Series

1970 baseball tournament After nine years of absence, the thirteenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was revived in 1970 without the representing baseball clubs of Cuba and Panama. It was held in Caracas, Venezuela from February 5 to February 10 at Estadio Universitario, featuring the original members of the first stage. Puerto Rico was represented by the Leones de Ponce, while the host Navegantes del Magallanes represented Venezuela. The Dominican Republic debuted in the Series and was represented by the Tigres del Licey to complete a three-team tournament. The format consisted of 12 games, with each team facing the other competitors three times. Because the series was so small, each team had to face each other in one night. Summary For the first time, Venezuela captured the competition with a record of 7–1 behind strong pitching performances by Orlando Peña (2-0, 2.00 ERA in 18.0 innings pitched), Aurelio Monteagudo (2-0, one shutout, 16 SO, 0.00 in 12 2⁄3 IP), Jay Ritchie (no hit no run, nine-SO shutout), and Larry Jaster (1-0, 3.30 ERA in 16 1⁄3 IP). With Carlos Pascual as manager, 1B Gonzalo Márquez was voted Most Valuable Player after leading Series hitters with a .478 batting average (11-for-25). Other contributions came from 2B Gustavo Gil (.387, four runs, seven RBI), CF César Tovar (.349, five runs, three stolen bases), C Ray Fosse (.391, four runs), and 3B Dámaso Blanco (five runs, five RBI). Also in the roster were infielder Chico Ruiz, outfielder Jim Holt, and pitchers Don Eddy, Mike Hedlund and Luis Peñalver. The team of Puerto Rico, with Jim Fregosi at the helm, finished second with a 4–4 mark. The pitching staff was led by Wayne Simpson, who went 2–0 with a 1.12 ERA and two complete games, including a four-hit shutout. Also in the roster were pitchers Mike Cuellar, Paul Doyle and Clyde Wright; catcher Pat Corrales; infielders José Cruz (1B), Sandy Alomar Sr. (2B), Tony Pérez (3B) and Jackie Hernández (SS), and outfielders Julio Roque (LF), Luis Meléndez (CF) and Bernie Carbo (RF). Meléndez led the Puerto Rican offensive with one home run, six runs and six RBI. Dominican Republic, led by outfielder/manager Manny Mota, ended in last place with a 1–7 record. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from Reggie Cleveland, who threw nine innings of one-hit, one run ball against Puerto Rico. The team featured players as Matty Alou, Rico Carty, César Cedeño, Elvio Jiménez and Freddie Velázquez. Participating teams TeamManagerMeans of qualificationPRI Leones de PonceUSA Jim FregosiWinners of the 1969–70 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball LeagueDOM Tigres del LiceyDOM Manny MotaWinners of the 1969–70 Dominican Professional Baseball LeagueVEN Navegantes del MagallanesCUB Carlos PascualWinners of the 1969–70 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers 25px Venezuela 7 1   .875  Carlos Pascual 25px Puerto Rico 4 4   .500  Jim Fregosi25px Dominican Republic 1 7   .125  Manny Mota Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Gonzalo Márquez (VEN) Batting average .440 Rico Carty (DOM)Pat Corrales (PUR)Luis Meléndez (PUR)Armando Ortiz (VEN)Tony Pérez (PUR)Freddie Velázquez (DOM) Home runs      1 Gustavo Gil (VEN) Runs batted in      7 Luis Meléndez (PUR)Manny Mota (DOM) Runs     6 Gustavo Gil (VEN) Hits    12 Bernie Carbo (PUR)César Cedeño (DOM)Ray Fosse (VEN)César Tovar (VEN) Doubles      2 Ray Fosse (VEN)César Tovar (VEN) Triples      1 Gonzalo Márquez/Venezuela Stolen bases      4Pitching Aurelio Monteagudo (VEN)Orlando Peña (VEN)Wayne Simpson (PUR) Wins      2 Aurelio Monteagudo (VEN) Strikeouts    16 Aurelio Monteagudo (VEN) ERA 0.00 Orlando Peña (VEN) Innings pitched 18.0 All-Star team Name Position Ray Fosse (VEN) Catcher Gonzalo Márquez (VEN) First baseman Gustavo Gil (VEN) Second baseman Tony Pérez (PUR) Third baseman Jesús Aristimuño (VEN) Shortstop César Cedeño (DOM) Left fielder César Tovar (VEN) Center fielder Luis Meléndez (PUR) Right fielderAurelio Monteagudo (VEN)Orlando Peña (VEN) Pitchers Carlos Pascual (VEN) Manager Source: Serie del CaribeAnuario 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 Scoreboards Game 1, February 5 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Wayne Simpson (1-0) Santiago Guzmán (0-1) Tony Pérez (1) Freddie Velázquez (1) Game 2, February 5 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 Venezuela VEN 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x 3 4 1 Orlando Peña (1-0) Mike Cuellar (0-1) Armando Ortiz Game 3, February 6 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 Félix Roque (1-0) Reggie Cleveland (0-1) Game 4, February 6 Dominican Republic DOM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   4   9 2 Venezuela VEN 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 x 10 17 0 Larry Jaster (1-0) Silvano Quezada (0-1) Rico Carty (1) HomeHR Game 5, February 7 Venezuela VEN 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 2 Jay Ritchie (1-0) Milcíades Olivo (0-1) Game 6, February 7 Venezuela VEN 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 Paul Doyle (1-0) Don Eddy (0-1) Pat Corrales (1), Luis Meléndez (1) Game 7, February 8 Dominican Republic DOM 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1 2 Reggie Cleveland (1-1) Rickey Clark (0-1) Game 8, February 8 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0 Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Aurelio Monteagudo (1-0) Raúl Mercado (0-1) Game 9, February 9 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 2 Wayne Simpson (2-0) Danilo Rivas (0-1) Game 10, February 9 Venezuela VEN 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 11 1 Orlando Peña (2-0) Santiago Guzmán (0-2) Game 11, February 10 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 2 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 1 Aurelio Monteagudo (2-0) Ron Kline (0-1) Frank Rivera (1) Game 12, February 10 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 Venezuela VEN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 5 1 Gregorio Machado (1-0) David Hernández (0-1) Gilberto Marcano (1) See also Ballplayers who have played in the Series 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. References External links Official site Latino Baseball Series del Caribe, Las (Spanish)     collapsed Caribbean Category:Caribbean Series Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Venezuela Category:Sport in Caracas Category:1970 in Caribbean sport Category:1970 in Venezuelan sport Caribbean Series Category:20th century in Caracas