1999 Caribbean Series

The XLI edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 1999 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.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Dominican Republic	Tigres del Licey *	5	2	.714	Dave Jauss
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	4	3	.571	Al Newman
Venezuela	Cardenales de Lara	2	4	.333	Omar Malavé
Mexico	Águilas de Mexicali	2	4	.333	Francisco Estrada
* Won tie-breaking game for first place

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Carlos Mendoza (VEN)	Batting average	.529
Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)	Runs	9
Neifi Pérez (DOM)	Hits	12
Wes Chamberlain (VEN) Ferdinand Rodríguez (PUR)	Home runs	3
David Ortiz (DOM)	RBI	9
Four players tied	Stolen bases	2
Pitching
Anthony Chavez (DOM)	Wins	2
José Rosado (PUR)	Strikeouts	13
José Rosado (PUR)	ERA	0.77
José Rosado (PUR)	Innings pitched	11⅔
Miguel Alicea (PUR)	Saves	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)	Manager

Sources

Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-31-332268-6
Baseball Reference Bullpen
Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)
Resumen de la Serie del Caribe 1999 (Spanish)
Tigres del Licey : Una mirada histórica a la Serie del Caribe (Spanish)

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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