2001 Caribbean Series Explained

The forty-third edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 1 through February 6 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio General Ángel Flores in Culiacán, Mexico.

Final standings

Country Club W L W/L % Managers
Águilas Cibaeñas     4 2 .667 Félix Fermín
3 3 .500 Derek Bryant
3 3 .500 Nick Leyva
2 4 .333 Sandy Alomar Sr. *
  * Had to attend family issues and was replaced by coach José López.

Individual leaders

Player Statistic
Batting
Erubiel Durazo (MEX)   .455
Six players tied       6
Erubiel Durazo (MEX)     10
Jolbert Cabrera (VEN)
Luis Raven (VEN)
      4
Three players tied       1
Erubiel Durazo (MEX)
Ramón Hernández (VEN)
Home runs       3
Luis Raven (VEN)       8
Trenidad Hubbard (MEX) Stolen bases       2
Pitching
Twelve players tied       1
Daniel Garibay (MEX) Strikeouts     10
Gary Glover (VEN)   0.00
 
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All-Star team

Name Position
Ramón Hernández (VEN) Catcher
Erubiel Durazo (MEX) First baseman
Luis Sojo (VEN) Second baseman
Vinny Castilla (MEX) Third baseman
Miguel Tejada (DOM) Shortstop
Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder
Carlos Beltrán (PUR) Center fielder
Gary Matthews, Jr. (PUR) Right fielder
Juan Cañizales (MEX) Designated hitter
Pablo Ochoa (MEX) Right-handed pitcher
Angel Moreno (MEX) Left-handed pitcher
Relief pitcher
Awards
Erubiel Durazo (MEX) Most Valuable Player
Félix Fermín (DOM)

Sources