1970 Caribbean Series

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After nine years of absence, the XIII edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was revived in 1970 without Panama or Cuba. It was held in Caracas, Venezuela from February 5 to February 10 at Estadio Universitario and featured three teams from Dominican Republic (Licey), Puerto Rico (Ponce), and Venezuela (Magallanes). The format consisted of 12 games, with each team facing the other teams three times. Because the series was so small, each team had to face each other in one night.

For the first time, Venezuela captured the competition with a record of 7-1 behind strong pitching performances by Orlando Peña (2-0, 2.00 ERA in 18.0 innings pitched), Aurelio Monteagudo (2-0, one shutout, 16 SO, 0.00 in 12 2⁄3 IP), Jay Ritchie (one-hit, nine-SO shutout), and Larry Jaster (1-0, 3.30 ERA in 16 1⁄3 IP). With Carlos Pascual as manager, 1B Gonzalo Márquez was voted Most Valuable Player after led series hitters with a .478 batting average (11-for-25). Other contributions came from 2B Gustavo Gil (.387, four runs, seven RBI), CF César Tovar (.349, five runs, three stolen bases), C Ray Fosse (.391, four runs), and 3B Dámaso Blanco (five runs, five RBI).

The team of Puerto Rico, with Jim Fregosi at the helm, finished second with 4-4 mark. The pitching staff was led by Wayne Simpson, who went 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA and two complete games , including a four-hit shutout. Also in the roster were pitchers Mike Cuellar and Clyde Wright; catcher Pat Corrales; infielders José Cruz (1B), Sandy Alomar (2B), Tony Pérez (3B) and Jackie Hernández (SS), and outfielders Julio Roque (LF), Luis Meléndez (CF) and Bernie Carbo (RF). Meléndez led the offensive with one home run, six runs and six RBI.

Dominican Republic, led by outfielder/manager Manny Mota, ended in last place with a 1-7 record. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from Reggie Cleveland, who threw nine innings of one-hit, one run ball against Puerto Rico. The team featured players as Matty Alou, Rico Carty and César Cedeño.

Final standings
Club W L W/L % GB
Venezuela 7 1 .875   --
Puerto Rico 4 4 .500 4.0
Dominican Republic 1 7 .125 6.0
Individual leaders
Player/Club Statistic
Gonzalo Márquez/Venezuela Batting average .440
Rico Carty/DOM
Pat Corrales/PRI
Luis Meléndez/PRI
Armando Ortiz/VEN
Tony Pérez/PRI
Federico Velásquez/DOM		 Home runs      1
Gustavo Gil/VEN Runs batted in      7
Luis Meléndez/PRI
Manny Mota/DOM		 Runs      6
Gustavo Gil/VEN Hits    12
Bernie Carbo/PRI
César Cedeño/DOM
Ray Fosse/VEN
César Tovar/VEN		 Doubles      2
Ray Fosse/VEN
César Tovar/VEN		 Triples      1
Gonzalo Márquez/Venezuela Stolen bases      4
Aurelio Monteagudo/VEN
Orlando Peña/VEN
Wayne Simpson/PRI		 Wins      2
Aurelio Monteagudo/VEN Strikeouts    16
Aurelio Monteagudo/VEN ERA 0.00
Orlando Peña/VEN Innings pitched 18.0
All-Star Team
Name/Club Position
Ray Fosse/VEN Catcher
Gonzalo Márquez/VEN First baseman
Gustavo Gil/VEN Second baseman
Tony Pérez/PRI Third baseman
Jesús Aristimuño/VEN Shortstop
César Cedeño/DOM Left fielder
César Tovar/VEN Center fielder
Luis Meléndez/PRI Right fielder
Aurelio Monteagudo/VEN
Orlando Peña/VEN		 Pitchers
Carlos Pascual/VEN Manager

Contents

[edit] Scoreboards

[edit] Game 1, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 0
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
WP: Wayne Simpson (1-0)  LP: Santiago Guzmán (0-1)  
HRs:  PRI – Tony Pérez (1)  DOM – Federico Velásquez (1)

[edit] Game 2, February 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Venezuela 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x 3 4 1
WP: Orlando Peña (1-0)  LP: Mike Cuellar (0-1)  
HRs:  VEN – Armando Ortiz

[edit] Game 3, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 0
WP: Félix Roque (1-0)  LP: Reggie Cleveland (0-1)  

[edit] Game 4, February 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   4   9 2
Venezuela 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 x 10 17 0
WP: Larry Jaster (1-0)  LP: Silvano Quezada (0-1)  
HRs:  DOM – Rico Carty (1)

[edit] Game 5, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 2
WP: Jay Ritchie (1-0)  LP: Milcíades Olivo (0-1)  

[edit] Game 6, February 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
WP: Paul Doyle (1-0)  LP: Don Eddy (0-1)  
HRs:  PRI – Pat Corrales (1), Luis Meléndez (1)

[edit] Game 7, February 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1 2
WP: Reggie Cleveland (1-1)  LP: Rickey Clark (0-1)  

[edit] Game 8, February 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
WP: Aurelio Monteagudo (1-0)  LP: Raúl Mercado (0-1)  

[edit] Game 9, February 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 2
WP: Wayne Simpson (2-0)  LP: Danilo Rivas (0-1)  

[edit] Game 10, February 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 11 1
WP: Orlando Peña (2-0)  LP: Santiago Guzmán (0-2)  

[edit] Game 11, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 2
Venezuela 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 1
WP: Aurelio Monteagudo (2-0)  LP: Ron Kline (0-1)  
HRs:  PRI – Frank Rivera (1)

[edit] Game 12, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Venezuela 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 5 1
WP: Gregorio Machado (1-0)  LP: David Hernández (0-1)  SV: Gilberto Marcano (1)  

 

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

  • Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Jefferson, Caracas, Venezuela: Impresos Urbina, C.A., 1987.
  • Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela – 1895-2006 . Caracas, Venezuela: Impresión Arte, C.A., 2007.

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