1997 Caribbean Series Explained

The thirty-ninth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, 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 Héctor Espino in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Final standings

CountryClubWLW/L %Managers
Águilas Cibaeñas     4 2   .667   Mike Quade
3 3   .500   Francisco Estrada
3 3   .500   John Tamargo
2 4   .333   Tom Gamboa

Individual leaders

PlayerStatistic
Batting
Bobby Abreu (VEN)   .588
Jesús Tavárez (DOM)    10
José Offerman (DOM)     12
Four players tied       3
Two players tied       1
Armando Ríos (PUR)
Matt Stark (MEX)
Home runs       4
Tony Batista (DOM)    13
Roberto Alomar (PUR) Stolen bases       4
Pitching
Twelve players tied       1
José Parra (DOM) Strikeouts     11
Ramón García (VEN)   0.00
 
Darío Veras (DOM)       2

All-Star team

NamePosition
Guillermo García (DOM) Catcher
Luis Raven (VEN) First baseman
Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman
Edgardo Alfonzo (VEN) Third baseman
Luis Sojo (VEN) Shortstop
Luis García (MEX) Left fielder
Armando Ríos (PUR) Center fielder
Bobby Abreu (VEN) Right fielder
Matt Stark (MEX) Designated hitter
Ramón García (VEN) Right-handed pitcher
Ted Higuera (MEX) Left-handed pitcher
Awards
Matt Stark (MEX) Most Valuable Player
Mike Quade (DOM) Manager

Sources