2004 Caribbean Series

The XLVI edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 1 through February 6 of 2004 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Leones de Ponce, and Venezuela, Tigres de Aragua. 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	Tigres del Licey	5	1	.833	Manny Acta
Mexico	Tomateros de Culiacán	4	2	.667	Francisco Estrada
Venezuela	Tigres de Aragua	3	3	.500	Buddy Bailey
Puerto Rico	Leones de Ponce	0	6	.000	José Cruz

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Carlos Rivera (PUR)	Batting average	.391
Raúl González (PUR) Luis López (PUR) Eduardo Ríos (VEN)	Home runs	2
Luis López (PUR) José Offerman (DOM) Luis Ordaz (VEN) Kit Pellow (MEX) Robert Pérez (VEN) Luis Rodríguez (VEN)	RBI	5
Pitching
Twelve players tied	Wins	1
José Jiménez (DOM)	ERA	0.00
Francis Beltrán (DOM)	Saves	3

All-Star team


Name	Position
Adán Amezcua (MEX)	Catcher
Carlos Rivera (PUR)	First baseman
Luis Rodríguez (VEN)	Second baseman
Eduardo Ríos (VEN)	Third baseman
Benji Gil (MEX)	Shortstop
Izzy Alcántara (DOM)	Outfielder
Mendy López (DOM)	Outfielder
Robert Pérez (VEN)	Outfielder
David Ortiz (DOM)	Designated hitter
José Jiménez (DOM)	Right-handed pitcher
Dámaso Marte (DOM)	Left-handed pitcher
Francis Beltrán (DOM)	Relief pitcher
Awards
Francis Beltrán (DOM)	Most Valuable Player
Manny Acta (DOM)	Manager

Sources

Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-31-332268-6
Baseball Reference Bullpen
2004 Caribbean Series All-Star team
Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)

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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