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, México.

Summary

Final standings
ClubWLW/L %GB  Managers
Puerto Rico51    .833     Rene Lachemann
Dominican Republic33    .500 2.0  Johnny Lipon
Venezuela33    .500  2.0  Felipe Alou
Mexico15    .167  4.0  Raúl Cano


Individual leaders
Player/ClubStatistic
José Morales / PURBatting average.421
Bob Molinaro / VENRuns    6
Bob Molinaro / VEN
José Morales / PUR
Hits    8
Gonzalo Márquez / VENDoubles    2
Ramón Avilés / PURTriples    1
Leon Roberts / VENHome runs    2
Leon Roberts / VENRuns batted in    6
Eight tiedStolen bases    1
Diego Seguí / VENWins    2
Diego Seguí / VENStrikeouts  17
Danny Darwin / PUR
Paul Mirabella / VEN
ERA0.00
Four tiedSaves    1
Odell Jones / DOM
Diego Seguí / VEN
Innings pitched12.0
Awards
José Morales / PURMost Valuable Player
Rene Lachemann / PURManager


All-Star Team
Name/ClubPosition
Rick Sweet / PURcatcher
Raúl Colón / PURfirst baseman
Ramón Avilés / PURsecond baseman
Carlos Romero / PURshortstop
Kurt Bevacqua / PURthird baseman
Leon Roberts / VENleft fielder
Tony Armas / VENcenter fielder
Bombo Rivera / VENright fielder
José Morales / PURdesignated hitter
Danny Darwin / PURRH pitcher
Paul Mirabella / VENLH pitcher
Rene Lachemann / PURmanager


Scoreboards

Game 1, February 4

Team123456789RHE
Puerto Rico0000200002100
Dominican Republic0000000000  50
WP: Danny Darwin (1-0)   LP: Al Holland (0-1)
Home runs:
PUR: Jim Dwyer (1)
DOM: None
Notes: Darwin pitched a complete game shutout.

Game 2, February 4

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela030000400752
Mexico010000002363
WP: Diego Seguí (1-0)   LP: George Brunet (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: Greg Pryor (1), Leon Roberts (1)
MEX: None

Game 3, February 5

Team123456789RHE
Dominican Republic26200000212160
Venezuela000000000  0  30
WP: Odell Jones (1-0)   LP: Gary Beare (0-1)   Sv: George Frazier (1)
Home runs:
DOM: Rico Carty (1), Taylor Duncan (1)
VEN: None

Game 4, February 5

Team123456789RHE
Mexico000000000030
Puerto Rico01000000x130
WP: Jesús Hernáiz (1-0)   LP: Vicente Romo (0-1)   Sv: Tom Bruno (1)

Game 5, February 6

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela2100210006130
Puerto Rico00016000x7102
WP: Steve Grilli (1-0)   LP: Len Barker (0-1)   Sv: Dennis Kinney (1)

Game 6, February 6

Team123456789RHE
Dominican Republic100000200360
Mexico000000000030
WP: Nino Espinosa (1-0)   LP: Tomás Armas (0-1)
Notes: Espinosa pitched a complete game shutout.

Game 7, February 7

Team12345678910RHE
Dominican Republic00011000002  74
Puerto Rico00000101013123
WP: Dennis Kinney (1-0)   LP: Bill Castro (0-1)
Home runs:
DOM: None
PUR: Raúl Colón (1)

Game 8, February 7

Team123456789RHE
Mexico0221100107102
Venezuela0001100002  64
WP: Guadalupe Salinas (1-0)   LP: Cardell Camper (0-1)

Game 9, February 8

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela000002011481
Dominican Republic000000000014
WP: Paul Mirabella (1-0)   LP: Al Holland (0-1)   Sv: Len Barker (1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
DOM: Leon Roberts (2)
Notes: Mirabella pitched six-plus perfect innings and lost the no-hitter in the 8th frame.

Game 10, February 8

Team123456789RHE
Puerto Rico000016020990
Mexico000003000346
WP: Tom Bruno (1-0)   LP: George Brunet (0-2)

Game 11, February 9

Team123456789RHE
Puerto Rico100100000271
Venezuela20200003x790
WP: Diego Seguí (2-0)   LP: Bobby Cuellar (0-1)
Home runs:
PUR: None
VEN: Tony Armas (1)

Game 12, February 9

Team123456789RHE
Mexico100000021460
Dominican Republic011000021570
WP: Silvio Martínez (1-0)   LP: Horacio Piña (0-1)

See also

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, 18781961. Macfarland & Co., United States.
  • González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express.
  • Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

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