1989 Caribbean Series

The XXXI edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of 1989 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Águilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Águilas del Zulia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Venezuela	Águilas del Zulia	5	1	.833	Pete Mackanin
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	4	2	.667	Tom Gamboa
Mexico	Águilas de Mexicali	2	4	.333	Dave Machemer
Dominican Republic	Leones del Escogido	1	5	.167	Phil Regan

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Matías Carrillo (MEX)	Batting average	.500
Phil Stephenson (VEN)	Runs	6
Matías Carrillo (MEX)	Hits	10
Six tied	Doubles	2
Three tied	Triples	1
Phil Stephenson (VEN)	Home runs	3
Ken Caminiti (PUR) Ron Washington (MEX) Phil Stephenson (VEN)	RBI	7
Pitching
Dale Polley (VEN)	Wins	2

All-Star team


Name	Position
Joe Girardi (VEN)	Catcher
Phil Stephenson (VEN)	First baseman
Norman Carrasco (VEN)	Second baseman
Carlos Martínez (VEN)	Third baseman
Houston Jiménez (MEX)	Shortstop
Gerónimo Berroa (DOM)	Left fielder
Chris Knabenshue (MEX)	Center fielder
Matías Carrillo (MEX)	Right fielder
Dale Polley (VEN)	Right handed pitcher
Leonard Damian (VEN)	Left handed pitcher
Awards
Phil Stephenson (VEN)	Most Valuable Player
Pete Mackanin (VEN)	Manager

Sources

Nuñez, José Antero (1994). Serie del Caribe de la Habana a Puerto La Cruz. JAN Editor. ISBN 980-07-2389-7

External links

Caribbean Series

Years	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Circuits	Dominican Professional Baseball League Mexican Pacific League Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Related articles	Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame List of players who have played in the Series Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame

1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league. 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.

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