1987 Caribbean Series

The XXIX edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1987. It was held from February 3 through February 8 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Venados de Mazatlán; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas, and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Summary

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Puerto Rico (*)	Criollos de Caguas	5	2	.714	Ramón Avilés
Dominican Republic	Águilas Cibaeñas	4	3	.571	Winston Llenas
Mexico	Venados de Mazatlán	2	4	.333	Carlos Paz
Venezuela	Leones del Caracas	2	4	.333	Bill Plummer
* Won the championship game

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Carmelo Martínez (PUR)	Batting average	.556
Candy Maldonado (PUR)	Runs	8
Carmelo Martínez (PUR)	Hits	10
Lloyd McClendon (VEN)	Doubles	2
Two tied	Triples	1
Candy Maldonado (PUR)	Home runs	4
Dion James (DOM) Carmelo Martínez (PUR)	RBI	9
Henry Cotto (PUR)	Stolen bases	6
Pitching
Francisco Oliveras (PUR)	Wins	2
Alan Fowlkes (DOM)	Strikeouts	12
Alan Fowlkes (DOM)	ERA	0.00
Francisco Oliveras (PUR)	Innings pitched	15⅔
Andy Araujo (DOM) Jay Baller (VEN)	Saves	1

All-Star Team


Name	Position
Orlando Mercado (PUR)	Catcher
Carmelo Martínez (PUR)	First baseman
Juan Castillo (DOM)	Second baseman
Nelson Barrera (MEX)	Third baseman
Alfredo Griffin (DOM)	Shortstop
Luis Polonia (DOM)	Left fielder
Raymundo Torres (MEX)	Center fielder
Alonso Téllez (MEX)	Right fielder
Eddie Vargas (PUR)	Designated hitter
Francisco Oliveras (PUR)	Right-handed pitcher
Juan Nieves (PUR)	Left-handed pitcher
Awards
Carmelo Martínez (PUR)	Most Valuable Player
Ramón Avilés (PUR)	Manager

Sources

Nuñez, José Antero (1994). Serie del Caribe de la Habana a Puerto La Cruz. JAN Editor. ISBN 980-07-2389-7

External links

Caribbean Series

Years	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Circuits	Dominican Professional Baseball League Mexican Pacific League Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Related articles	Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame List of players who have played in the Series Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame

1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league. 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.

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