1996 Caribbean Series

The XXXVIII edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 3 through February 8 of 1996 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Lobos de Arecibo, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. 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
Mexico	Tomateros de Culiacán	5	1	.833	Francisco Estrada
Puerto Rico	Lobos de Arecibo	4	2	.667	Pat Kelly
Dominican Republic	Águilas Cibaeñas	2	4	.333	Terry Francona
Venezuela	Navegantes del Magallanes	1	5	.333	Gregorio Machado

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Tony Barron (PUR)	Batting average	.500
Tony Barron (PUR) Bernie Williams (PUR)	Runs	6
Tony Barron (PUR)	Hits	12
Six tied	Doubles	2
Tony Barron (PUR)	Triples	2
Leo Gómez (PUR)	Home runs	3
Leo Gómez (PUR)	RBI	9
Moisés Alou (DOM)	Stolen bases	3
Pitching
Felipe Murillo (MEX)	Wins	2
Robert Toth (PUR)	Strikeouts	9
Robinson Checo (DOM) Pedro Martínez (DOM)	ERA	0.00
Ramón García (VEN) Esteban Loaiza (MEX)	Innings pitched	10.0
Three tied	Saves	1

All-Star team


Name	Position
Iván Rodríguez (PUR)	Catcher
Julio Franco (DOM)	First baseman
Ever Magallanes (MEX)	Second baseman
Leo Gómez (PUR)	Third baseman
José Vizcaíno (DOM)	Shortstop
Darryl Brinkley (MEX)	Left fielder
Bernie Williams (PUR)	Center fielder
Antonio Aguilera (MEX)	Right fielder
Tony Barron (PUR)	Designated hitter
Robinson Checo (DOM)	Right-handed pitcher
Yorkis Pérez (DOM)	Left-handed pitcher
Awards
Darryl Brinkley (MEX)	Most Valuable Player
Francisco Estrada (MEX)	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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