1988 Caribbean Series

The XXX edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 3 through February 8 of 1988 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Potros de Tijuana; 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 Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Dominican Republic	Leones del Escogido	4	2	.667	Phil Regan
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	3	3	.500	Jim Riggleman
Mexico	Potros de Tijuana	3	3	.500	Jorge Fitch
Venezuela	Leones del Caracas	2	4	.333	Bill Robinson

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Tom Pagnozzi (PUR)	Batting average	.474
Bobby Bonilla (PUR) Houston Jiménez (MEX) Luis Polonia (DOM)	Runs	5
Tom Pagnozzi (PUR)	Hits	9
Houston Jiménez (MEX)	Doubles	4
Three tied	Triples	1
Tony Armas (VEN) Tom Pagnozzi (PUR)	Home runs	2
Nelson Barrera (MEX) Rufino Linares (DOM) Houston Jiménez (MEX)	RBI	5
Six tied	Stolen bases	1
Pitching
Twelve tied	Wins	1
José de León (DOM) Luis Encarnación (DOM)	ERA	0.00
Ramón de los Santos (DOM)	Saves	2

All-Star team


Name	Position
Tom Pagnozzi (PUR)	Catcher
Stan Javier (DOM)	First baseman
Nelson Liriano (DOM)	Second baseman
Nelson Barrera (MEX)	Third baseman
Houston Jiménez (MEX)	Shortstop
Rufino Linares (DOM)	Left fielder
John Cangelosi (PUR)	Center fielder
Mike Ramsey (PUR)	Right fielder
Bobby Bonilla (PUR)	Designated hitter
José de León (DOM)	RH pitcher
Ramón de los Santos (DOM)	LH pitcher
Awards
Rufino Linares (DOM)	Most Valuable Player
Phil Regan (DOM)	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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