The forty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 1999 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Summary

Semifinales

Venezuela 5 Dominicañ Repubile 3 México 11 Puerto Rico 1

Final México 4 Venezuela 5

Final standings

CountryClubWLW/L %Managers
 Dominican RepublicTigres del Licey *   52  .714  Dave Jauss
 Puerto RicoIndios de Mayagüez43  .571  Al Newman
 VenezuelaCardenales de Lara24  .333  Omar Malavé
 MexicoÁguilas de Mexicali24  .333  Francisco Estrada
 * Won tie-breaking game for first place

Semifinals Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9        R  C  H

Tigres 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 3 Cardenles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 2

Mexico vs. Puerto Pico

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    R C H

Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 Indios 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3

Final 

July 23, 1999 7:50 Dominican Republic vs Mexico

        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Tigres 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X Tigres win 4:2

Individual leaders

PlayerStatistic
Batting
Carlos Mendoza (VEN)Batting average  .529
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)Runs      9
Neifi Pérez (DOM)Hits    12
Wes Chamberlain (VEN)
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)
Home runs      3
David Ortiz (DOM)RBI      9
Four players tiedStolen bases      2
Pitching
Anthony Chavez (DOM)Wins      2
José Rosado (PUR)Strikeouts    13
José Rosado (PUR)ERA  0.77
José Rosado (PUR)Innings pitched  11.2
Miguel Alicea (PUR)Saves      3

All-Star team

NamePosition
Henry Mercedes (DOM)Catcher
Wes Chamberlain (VEN)First baseman
Ever Magallanes (MEX)Second baseman
Edwards Guzmán (PUR)Third baseman
Neifi Pérez (DOM)Shortstop
Darryl Brinkley (MEX)Left fielder
Manny Martínez (DOM)Center fielder
Karim García (MEX)Right fielder
Luis Polonia (DOM)Designated hitter
Miguel Batista (DOM)Right-handed pitcher
José Rosado (PUR)Left-handed pitcher
Miguel Alicea (PUR)Relief pitcher
Awards
Neifi Pérez (DOM)Most Valuable Player
Dave Jauss (DOM)Manager

Sources

  • Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
  • Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)
  • Resumen de la Serie del Caribe 1999 (Spanish)
  • Tigres del Licey : Una mirada histórica a la Serie del Caribe (Spanish)
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