1999 Caribbean Series Explained

The forty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Summary

Semifinales

Venezuela 5Dominicañ Repubile 3México 11Puerto Rico 1

Final México 4Venezuela 5

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % Managers
Tigres del Licey *    5 2   .714   Dave Jauss
4 3   .571   Al Newman
2 4   .333   Omar Malavé
2 4   .333   Francisco Estrada
 * Won tie-breaking game for first place
Semifinals Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R C HTigres 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 3Cardenles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 2

Mexico vs. Puerto Pico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R C HAguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2Indios 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3

Final July 23, 1999 7:50Dominican Republic vs Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Tigres 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Aguilas 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X Tigres win 4:2

Individual leaders

Player Statistic
Batting
Carlos Mendoza (VEN)   .529
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)       9
Neifi Pérez (DOM)     12
     
     
Wes Chamberlain (VEN)
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)
Home runs       3
David Ortiz (DOM)       9
Four players tied Stolen bases       2
Pitching
Anthony Chavez (DOM)       2
José Rosado (PUR) Strikeouts     13
José Rosado (PUR)   0.77
José Rosado (PUR)   11.2
Miguel Alicea (PUR)       3

All-Star team

Name Position
Henry Mercedes (DOM) Catcher
Wes Chamberlain (VEN) First baseman
Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman
Edwards Guzmán (PUR) Third baseman
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Shortstop
Darryl Brinkley (MEX) Left fielder
Manny Martínez (DOM) Center fielder
Karim García (MEX) Right fielder
Luis Polonia (DOM) Designated hitter
Miguel Batista (DOM) Right-handed pitcher
José Rosado (PUR) Left-handed pitcher
Miguel Alicea (PUR) Relief pitcher
Awards
Neifi Pérez (DOM) Most Valuable Player
Dave Jauss (DOM)

Sources