1960 Caribbean Series

The XII edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was a baseball tournament held from February 10 through February 15, 1960 featuring the champion teams from Cuba (Cienfuegos), Panama (Marlboro), Puerto Rico (Caguas) and Venezuela (Rapiños). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Nacional of Panama City.

Summary

It was the final edition of the first stage of the CBWS, marking the last appearance for Cuba until 2014, after MLB Commissioner Ford Frick banned American players from playing in Cuba for the 1960-61 winter season. As response, in March 1961 the Fidel Castro government would decree the abolition of professional sport in Cuba. The Series would be suspended until 1970, reconstituting without Cuba and Panama, while adding the Dominican Republic.

For the seventh time, and fifth consecutive year, Cuba won the CBWS championship with an undefeated record of 6-0.[1] The Cuban team, managed by Tony Castaño, was led by a pitching staff anchored by bigleaguers Camilo Pascual, who went 2-0 with 15 strikeouts including a one-hit shutout, and Pedro Ramos (one win, one save) and Orlando Peña (one win, one save). The offense was paced by outfielder George Altman, who co-led the series hitters with a .438 average, and first baseman Rogelio Alvarez (.333, two HR, .750 SLG, six runs, 10 RBI), second baseman Cookie Rojas (.429, one HR), OF Dan Dobbek (2 HR, .800 SLG) and OF Tony González (.429). Catcher Ray Noble and shortstop Leo Cárdenas also contributed in the defense.

Panama ended in second place with a 3-3 mark and was led by catcher/manager Wilmer Shantz. The team led the Series with 45 runs, powered by OF Eddie Napoleón, who shared the batting title with George Altman, as well 1B/OF Stan Palys (two HR, 12 RBI, 6 runs, .704 SLG), Héctor López (.370, 2 HR, 10 RBI, two stolen bases) and Lee Tate (eight runs, three doubles). Also in the roster were pitchers Bob Milo, Ken Rowe, Humberto Robinson and Robert Waltz, outfielder Joe Caffie and 1B Jim Gentile, who was injured at the start.

Puerto Rico, managed by first baseman Vic Power, finished third with a 2-4 record. The team led the tournament with 10 home runs but only scored 27 runs. OF Tommy Davis was named the Series Most Valuable Player after hitting .409 with three homers, six RBI, seven runs, two stolen bases, and a .818 SLG%. Other contributions came from third baseman Woody Huyke (.350, one HR, .500 SLG), SS Félix Torres (3 HR), and OF/1B Orlando Cepeda (.333, .524 SLG, two SB). The team's two victories came from pitchers Earl Wilson (1-1, 15 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched) and Juan Pizarro (1-1, 16 SO in 14 IP).

Venezuela was represented by the Occidental League champion as a late replacement after a players strike in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The Rapiños team ended in last place with a 1-5 record and was managed by Les Moss. Venezuela's only victory came at expense of Puerto Rico behind a strong pitching effort by Ed Hobaugh. The starting rotation was depleted after Julián Ladera was injured, while Billy Muffett (0-2, 6.00 ERA) was a notable weak spot, even though he pitched a 12-inning complete game. The offense was guided by CF Willie Davis (.333, .593 SLG, two SB) and 3B Luis García (.333, one HR, .542 SLG). 2B Bob Aspromonte and SS Luis Aparicio provided a solid middle infield defense.

Final standings
Club W L W/L % GB
Cuba 6 0 1.000   --
Panama 3 3   .500 3.0
Puerto Rico 2 4   .333 4.0
Venezuela 1 5   .167 5.0
Individual leaders
Player/Club Statistic
George Altman/CUB
Eddie Napoleón/PAN
Batting average .450
Tommy Davis/PRI
Héctor López/PAN
Félix Torres/PRI
Home runs      3
Stan Palys/PAN Runs batted in    12
Lee Tate/PAN Runs      8
George Altman/CUB
Eddie Napoleón/PAN
Hits      7
Lee Tate/PAN Doubles      3
Willie Davis/VEN Triples      2
Orlando Cepeda/PRI
Tommy Davis/PRI
Willie Davis/VEN
Héctor López/PAN
Félix Mantilla/PRI
Stolen bases      2
Camilo Pascual/CUB Wins      2
Juan Pizarro/PRI Strikeouts    16
Camilo Pascual/CUB ERA 1.10
Awards
Camilo Pascual/CUB Most Valuable Player
Tony Castaño/CUB Manager

Scoreboards

Game 1, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 8 13 2
Venezuela 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 1
WP: Camilo Pascual (1-0)   LP: Billy Muffett (0-1)

Game 2, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 5 3
WP: Juan Pizarro (1-0)   LP: Humberto Robinson (0-1)

Game 3, February 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Cuba 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 4 2 1
WP: Raúl Sánchez (1-0)   LP: Earl Wilson (0-1)   Sv: Pedro Ramos (1)
Home runs:
PRI: Tommy Davis (1)
CUB: Dan Dobbek (1)

Game 4, February 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 16 21 1
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1   3   6 3
WP: Robert Milo (1-0)   LP: Ted Bowsfield (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: Héctor López 2 (2), Bob Perry (1), Stan Palys (1)
VEN: Les Peden (1), Luis García (1)

Game 5, February 12

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 9 0
Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 9 3
WP: Ed Hobaugh (1-0)   LP: George Brunet (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
PRI: Tommy Davis (2), Woody Huyke (1), Félix Torres (1)

Game 6, February 12

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4   8 0
Cuba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 12 0
WP: Pedro Carrillo (1-0)   LP: Bill Kirk (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: Joe Caffie (1)
CUB: Rogelio Alvarez (1), Dan Dobbek (2)

Game 7, February 13

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Cuba 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
WP: Orlando Peña (1-0)   LP: Al Grunwald (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: Willie Davis (1)
CUB: Rogelio Alvarez (2)

Game 8, February 13

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 10 1
Puerto Rico 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 13 4
WP: Ken Rowe (1-0)   LP: Juan Pizarro (1-1)   Sv: Robert Waltz (1)
Home runs:
PAN: Eddie Napoleón (1)
PRI: None

Game 9, February 14

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 1
WP: Camilo Pascual (2-0)   LP: José Santiago (0-1)

Game 10, February 14

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 11 0
Panama 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 15 3
WP: Robert Waltz (1-0)   LP: Billy Muffett (0-2)
Home runs:
VEN: Luis Aparicio (1)
PAN: Elías Osorio (1), Al Grunwald (1)

Game 11, February 15

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 10 15 4
Venezuela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1   3 11 5
WP: Earl Wilson (1-1)   LP: Ed Hobaugh (1-1)
Home runs:
PRI: Frank Rivera (1)
VEN: None

Game 12, February 15

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 12 3
Panama 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0   7   6 4
WP: Pedro Ramos (1-0)   LP: Leonardo Martínez (0-1)
Home runs:
CUB: Cookie Rojas (1)
PAN: Stan Palys (2)

Notes

 

See also

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

   

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.