1978_Caribbean_Series
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, México.
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| Final standings | ||||||
| Club | W | L | W/L % | GB | Managers | |
.svg){kind=small} | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | .833 | – | Rene Lachemann |
 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | Johnny Lipon |
.svg){kind=small} | Venezuela | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | Felipe Alou |
 | Mexico | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.0 | Raúl Cano |
| Individual leaders | |||||
| Player/Club | Statistic | ||||
| José Morales / PUR | Batting average | .421 | |||
| Bob Molinaro / VEN | Runs | 6 | |||
| Bob Molinaro / VEN José 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 / PUR Paul Mirabella / VEN | ERA | 0.00 | |||
| Four tied | Saves | 1 | |||
| Odell Jones / DOM Diego Seguí / VEN | Innings pitched | 12.0 | |||
| Awards | |||||
| José Morales / PUR | Most Valuable Player | ||||
| Rene Lachemann / PUR | Manager | ||||
| All-Star Team | |||||
| Name/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
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| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 2, February 4
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Diego Seguí (1-0) LP: George Brunet (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Greg Pryor (1), Leon Roberts (1) MEX: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 3, February 5
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| Dominican Republic | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 4, February 5
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| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jesús Hernáiz (1-0) LP: Vicente Romo (0-1) Sv: Tom Bruno (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 5, February 6
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| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Steve Grilli (1-0) LP: Len Barker (0-1) Sv: Dennis Kinney (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 6, February 6
Game 7, February 7
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dennis Kinney (1-0) LP: Bill Castro (0-1) Home runs: DOM: None PUR: Raúl Colón (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 8, February 7
Game 9, February 8
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 10, February 8
Game 11, February 9
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| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Diego Seguí (2-0) LP: Bobby Cuellar (0-1) Home runs: PUR: None VEN: Tony Armas (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game 12, February 9
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| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Silvio Martínez (1-0) LP: Horacio Piña (0-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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