1985 Caribbean Series

The twenty-seventh edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) of baseball was played in 1985. It was held from February 2 through February 7 with the champion teams from Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Mexico (Tomateros de Culiacán), Puerto Rico (Metropolitanos de San Juan) and Venezuela (Tiburones de la Guaira). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Summary

The Dominican Republic team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by Terry Collins. Their only defeat came from Mexico. The champions got fine offensive performances from 1B Glenn Davis and OF George Bell, while the pitching staff was led by José Rijo, who posted three saves and did not allow an earned run in six innings of work, to earn Series MVP honors. Other contributions came from pitchers Tom Brennan (2-0, 1.59 ERA), Salomón Torres (a four-hit shutout) and Burt Hooton (1-0, seven SO). Also in the roster were Ralph Bryant, Braulio Castillo, Tony Fernández, David Green, Luis Pujols, Julio Solano and José Uribe.

Managed by catcher Francisco Estrada, Mexico finished in second place with a 3-3 mark. 2B Juan Navarrete hit .533 to win the batting title while 3B Nelson Barrera led the Series hitters with seven RBI. The Mexican team also featured players such as Derek Bryant, Lorenzo Bundy, Houston Jiménez, Chris Jones, Aurelio López, Sid Monge, Junior Moore and Vicente Romo.

Puerto Rico and Venezuela tied for third place with a 2-4 record.

The Puerto Rican team, with Mako Oliveras at the helm, was a huge favorite to win the Series, thanks to a roster loaded with prominent players like Juan Agosto, Luis Aguayo, Iván Calderón, Henry Cotto, Jesús Hernáiz, Carmelo Martínez, Edgar Martínez, José Oquendo, Luis Rosado, Orlando Sánchez, Benito Santiago, Candy Sierra and Rubén Sierra, but the team faded just after the first half. The team's only victories came behind strong pitching efforts from Francisco Oliveras and José Guzmán, who threw complete games against Mexico and Venezuela.

Aurelio Monteagudo managed the Venezuelan club, which was characterized by a fairly average pitching staff and really poor hitting. A modest contribution came from pitcher Bryan Clark (1-0, nine SO in seven innings) and infielders Pat Dodson (.429 SLG) and Luis Salazar (.474 SLG, five RBI). Other members of the team included Bob Fallon, Ozzie Guillén, Gorman Heimueller, Luis Leal, Fred Manrique, Eddie Miller, Alfredo Pedrique, Gustavo Polidor and Argenis Salazar.



Final standings
ClubWLW/L %GB
Dominican Republic51.833 
Mexico33.5002.0
Puerto Rico24.3333.0
Venezuela24.3333.0
Individual leaders
Player/ClubStatistic
Juan Navarrete / MEXBatting average.533
Glenn Davis / DOMHome runs    3
Nelson Barrera / MEXRBI    7
George Bell / DOMRuns    5
Juan Navarrete / MEXHits    9
Three tiedDoubles    2
Three tiedTriples    1
George Bell / DOMStolen bases    3
Tom Brennan / DOMWins    2
Tom Brennan / DOMStrikeouts  12
Salomón Torres / DOMERA0.00
José Rijo / DOMSaves    1
Luis Trinidad Castillo / MEXInnings pitched15.0
Awards
José Rijo / DOMMost Valuable Player
Terry Collins / DOMManager


All-Star Team
Name/ClubPosition
Francisco Estrada / MEXcatcher
Glenn Davis / DOMfirst baseman
Juan Navarrete / MEXsecond baseman
Nelson Barrera / MEXthird baseman
Alfonso Jiménez / MEXshortstop
George Bell / DOMleft fielder
Chris Jones / MEXcenter fielder
David Green / DOMright fielder
Orlando Sánchez / PRIdesignated hitter
Luis Trinidad Castillo / MEXRH pitcher
Bryan Clark / VENLH pitcher
José Rijo / DOMrelief pitcher
Terry Collins / DOMmanager

Scoreboards

Game 1, February 2

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela001000010250
Dominican Republic01000120X471
WP: Tom Brennan (1-0)   LP: Luis Leal (0-1)   Sv: José Rijo (1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
DOM: Glenn Davis 2 (2), George Bell (1), Ralph Bryant (1)

Game 2, February 2

Team123456789RHE
Puerto Rico101030000591
Mexico000000004470
WP: Francisco Oliveras (1-0)   LP: Enrique Huerta (0-1)
Home runs:
PRI: Carmelo Martínez 2 (2)
MEX: None

Game 3, February 3

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela0003000003  81
Puerto Rico11004000X6102
WP: José Guzmán (1-0)   LP: Bob Fallon (0-1)

Game 4, February 3

Team123456789RHE
Mexico71002100011140
Dominican Republic000000000  0  41
WP: Luis Castillo (1-0)   LP: Jeff Kaiser (0-1)
Home runs:
MEX: Nelson Barrera (1)
DOM: None

Game 5, February 4

Team123456789RHE
Dominican Republic0000110103100
Puerto Rico0000000000  40
WP: Mike Torrez (1-0)   LP: Jesús Hernáiz (0-1)   Sv: José Rijo (2)
Home runs:
DOM: George Bell (2)
PRI: None

Game 6, February 4

Team123456789RHE
Mexico0100130117131
Venezuela0000004105  74
WP: Aurelio López (1-0)   LP: Fred Toliver (0-1)   Sv: Alfonso Pulido (1)
Home runs:
MEX: Lorenzo Bundy (1)
VEN: None

Game 7, February 5

Team123456789RHE
Dominican Republic0001400005101
Venezuela0003000003  91
WP: Burt Hooton (1-0)   LP: Gorman Heimueller (0-1)   Sv: Julio Solano (1)

Game 8, February 5

Team1234567891011RHE
Mexico00000000103481
Puerto Rico00000100000180
WP: Aurelio López (2-0)   LP: Candy Sierra (0-1)

Game 9, February 6

Team12345678910111213RHE
Puerto Rico00000011000002  83
Venezuela00000002000013152
WP: Luis Lunar (1-0)   LP: Jorge Ojeda (0-1)
Home runs:
PRI: Orlando Sánchez (1)
VEN: Pat Dodson (1)

Game 10, February 6

Team123456789RHE
Dominican Republic000001102480
Mexico010000000192
WP: Scott Fuller (1-0)   LP: Juan Colorado (0-1)   Sv: José Rijo (3)
Home runs:
DOM: David Green (1)
MEX: None

Game 11, February 7

Team123456789RHE
Puerto Rico000000100151
Dominican Republic00060200X890
WP: Tom Brennan (2-0)   LP: José Guzmán (1-1)
Home runs:
PRI: Orlando Sánchez (2)
DOM: Luis Pujols (1), Glenn Davis (3), Braulio Castillo (1)

Game 12, February 7

Team123456789RHE
Venezuela030003100790
Mexico000003010491
WP: Bryan Clark (1-0)   LP: Luis Trinidad Castillo (1-1)   Sv: Bob Fallon (1)
Home runs:
VEN: Luis Salazar (1), Antonio Córdova (1)
MEX: None

See also

Sources

  • Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Impresos Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Araujo Bojórquez, Alfonso. Series del Caribe: Narraciones y estadísticas, 1949-2001. Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sinaloa, Mexico.
  • Figueredo, Jorge S. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878 - 1961. Macfarland & Co., United States.
  • González Echevarría, Roberto. The Pride of Havana. Oxford University Express.
  • Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

   

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