1957 Caribbean Series

1957 baseball tournament Caribbean Series 1957 Havana Cuba 9–14 February 4 CUB Tigres de Marianao 1 PAN Cerveza Balboa 1 1 USA 1912 Solly Drake 1956 1958 The ninth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1957. It was held from February 9 through February 14, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Tigres de Marianao; Panama, Cerveza Balboa; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio del Cerro in Havana, the Cuban capital. The first pitch was thrown by Ford Frick, by then the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Summary The Cuban team was managed by Napoleón Reyes and finished with a 5–1 mark, with their only loss coming to Puerto Rico. Marianao offensive was clearly guided by Series MVP outfielder Solly Drake, who won the batting title with a .500 batting average and also led in runs (9), hits (11) and stolen bases (4). Supporting him were fellow OF Minnie Miñoso (.391, seven RBI, five runs) and catcher Hal Smith (.273, seven RBI). Pitcher Jim Bunning got two wins with a 0.61 ERA, including a seven-hit, one-run game and 5 2 3 scoreless innings of relief. Behind him were Mike Fornieles (1–0, 3.00), Bill Werle (1–1, 3.94) and Conrado Marrero (0–0, 2.70). Also in the roster were reliever Enrique Maroto and infielders Julio Bécquer, Harold Bevan and José Valdivielso. Panama, managed by catcher León Kellman, posted a 3–3 record for a surprising second-place finish. Balboa most prominent player was Winston Brown, who pitched a six-hit, one run complete game and a four-hit shutout, in both cases against Venezuela. Another gem game from George Brunet (1–1, 17 SO, 1.76 ERA), who pitched the first shutout for a Panamanian team in Series history, and also hit one of the club's two homers. 1B Harold Gordon led the attack with a .412 BA. Other roster members included 2B Héctor López and P Dutch Romberger. Puerto Rico tied with Venezuela for third place with a 2–4 mark. The Mayagüez team was piloted by Mickey Owen, while RF Canena Márquez provided the support attack (375, three HR, five runs, .792 SLG). The other major contributors were 1B Bob Speake (.391, one HR, five RBI, .652 SLG) and P José Santiago, who handed Marianao their only lost, throwing a three-hit shutout. Puerto Rico also featured 2B Bob Aspromonte, OF Bob Smith, and pitchers Herb Plews and Pete Wojey, among others. Venezuela, guided by Clay Bryant, included C John Roseboro (.376 BA, .556 SLG); IFs Rudy Regalado (.292 BA), Pompeyo Davalillo (.381, three SB, four runs), Chico Carrasquel (.292, HR, .458 SLG) and Luis García (2-for-13, 2B, RBI), as well as OFs Tom Burgess (4-for-24) and Bob Wilson (4-for-22). Caracas pitchers Babe Birrer (1–1, 2.60) and Julián Ladera (1–0, 2.25) collected the only wins for the team in complete-game efforts. Emilio Cueche took a complete-game loss after giving up two unearned runs in Game 5, and later hurled two scoreless innings of relief for a perfect 0.00 ERA, the best for the Series. Participating teams Team Manager PAN Cerveza Balboa PAN León Kellman PUR 1952 Indios de Mayagüez USA 1912 Mickey Owen VEN 1954 Leones del Caracas USA 1912 Clay Bryant CUB Tigres de Marianao CUB Napoleón Reyes Final standings main WL runs perc true complete CBPC CUB, PAN, PUR, VEN W 5 1 27 16 H 3 3 14 15 2 4 22 31 2 4 23 24 CUB Tigres de Marianao PAN Cerveza Balboa PUR 1952 Indios de Mayagüez VEN 1954 Leones del Caracas gold Scoreboards Game 1, February 9 Puerto Rico PRI 0 2 R30 0 0 0 0 0 1   3   7 2 Venezuela VEN 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 10 14 3 Babe Birrer (1-0) Bob Smith (0-1) Luis Márquez (1) John Roseboro (1) Game 2, February 9 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 4 6 0 Jim Bunning (1-0) Ronald Scheetz (0-1) John Gleen (1) Game 3, February 10 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 11 1 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1   2 6 Pete Wojey (1-0) George Brunet (0-1) Pete Wojey (1) Game 4, February 10 Cuba CUB 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 12 0 Venezuela VEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   3 1 Mike Fornieles (1-0) Bob Blaylock (0-1) Chico Carrasquel (1) Game 5, February 11 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 3 Panama PAN 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 0 Winston Brown (1-0) Emilio Cueche (0-1) Game 6, February 11 Puerto Rico PRI 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 16 1 Cuba CUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 2 José Santiago (1-0) Bill Werle (0-1) Luis Márquez (2) Game 7, February 12 Venezuela VEN 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 7 9 1 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 Julián Ladera (1-0) Duke Maas (0-1) Bob Speake (1) Game 8, February 12 Cuba CUB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 Panama PAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Jim Bunning (2-0) Ronald Scheetz (0-2) Game 9, February 13 Panama PAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 10 1 Puerto Rico PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 2 George Brunet (1-1) Bob Smith (0-2) Game 10, February 13 Venezuela VEN 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 4 Cuba CUB 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 0 Vicente López (1-0) Babe Birrer (1-1) Bob Wilson (1) Game 11, February 14 Panama PAN 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 Venezuela VEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Winston Brown (2-0) John Jancse (0-1) Game 12, February 14 Cuba CUB 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 11 1 Puerto Rico PRI 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 3 Bill Werle (1-1) Pete Wojey (1-1) Julio Bécquer (1) Statistics leaders Statistic Player Team Total Batting average USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao .500 Home runs PUR 1952 Luis Márquez PUR 1952 Indios de Mayagüez 2 Runs batted in CUB Minnie Miñoso CUB Tigres de Marianao 7 USA 1912 Hal R. Smith CUB Tigres de Marianao Runs USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao 9 Hits USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao 11 Doubles USA 1912 John Roseboro VEN 1954 Leones del Caracas 2 Triples Five tied 1 Stolen bases USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao 4 Wins PAN Winston Brown PAN Cerveza Balboa 2 USA 1912 Jim Bunning CUB Tigres de Marianao Earned run average VEN 1954 Emilio Cueche VEN 1954 Leones del Caracas 0.00 Strikeouts USA 1912 George Brunet PAN Cerveza Balboa 17 Innings pitched PAN Winston Brown PAN Cerveza Balboa 18.0 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 USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao Best manager CUB Napoléon Reyes CUB Tigres de Marianao 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 Bob Speake PUR 1952 Indios de Mayagüez Second base VEN 1954 Pompeyo Davalillo VEN 1954 Leones del Caracas Third base PAN Clyde Parris PAN Cerveza Balboa Shortstop CUB José Valdivielso CUB Tigres de Marianao Left field CUB Minnie Miñoso CUB Tigres de Marianao Center field USA 1912 Solly Drake CUB Tigres de Marianao Right field PUR 1952 Luis Márquez PUR 1952 Indios de Mayagüez Catcher USA 1912 Hal R. Smith CUB Tigres de Marianao Pitcher PAN Winston Brown PAN Cerveza Balboa 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 Cuba Category:Baseball competitions in Havana Category:1957 in Caribbean sport Category:1957 in Cuban sport Category:20th century in Havana Caribbean Series