1956 Caribbean Series

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1956 Caribbean Series
Tournament details
CountryPanama
CityPanama City
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–15 February
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsCuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos (1st title)
Runner-upPanama Chesterfield Smokers
Tournament statistics
MVPCuba Ray Noble
← 1955
1957 →

The eighth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1956. It was held from February 10 through February 15, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Elefantes de Cienfuegos; Panama, Chesterfield Smokers; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas and Venezuela, Industriales de Valencia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Olímpico de Panamá in Panama City, Panama.

Summary

In this edition, Cienfuegos won the first of five consecutive Series titles for the Cuban team. Cienfuegos was managed by Oscar Rodríguez and finished with a 5-1 record. The pitching staff was guided by Camilo Pascual (2-0, 11 strikeouts, 2.50 ERA), Pedro Ramos (2-0, 1.59 ERA) and René Gutiérrez (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 9+1⁄3 innings). The offense was clearly led by catcher and Series MVP Ray Noble (.400 BA, one home run, .654 OBP and 1B Bob Boyd (.304 BA, one HR, 11 RBI, .522 SLG). Other contributions came from 2B Curt Roberts (.375, one HR, six runs, .542 SLG), Chico Fernández (.269, 10 runs, one HR) and 3B Milt Smith (two HR, .522 SLG). The roster also included IF Ossie Alvarez, OFs Prentice Browne and Archie Wilson and Ps Sandalio Consuegra, Seth Morehead and Gene Bearden, among others.

Panama, with Standford Graham at the helm, posted a 3-3 record to tie Puerto Rico for second place. Ps Don Elston, Ross Grimsley and Wally Burnette got the victories while 1B Elías Osorio (.286, 3 HR, .762 SLG) led the offense. Grimsley made the All-Star team, as well as OFs Bobby Prescott and Bill Stewart. The line up was also filled with Héctor López (2B), Humberto Robinson (P), David Roberts (OF) and Joe Tuminelli (3B).

Puerto Rico was managed by Ben Geraghty and got wins from Taylor Phillips, Roberto Vargas and Chi-Chi Olivo, while 1B Lou Limmer (.350, three HR, six runs, eight RBI) provided punch in the lineup. Also in the roster were Ps Tom Lasorda and Paul Stuffel, and Cs Bill Cash and Ray Murray; IFs Daryl Spencer (2B), Víctor Pellot Power (3B) and Félix Mantilla (SS), as well as OFs Wes Covington and Chuck Harmon.

Venezuela was managed by Regino Otero and finished in last place with a 1-5 mark. The team was outscored by their opponents 47-14. Bright spots were Ps Turk Farrell and Jim Pearce. Farrell recorded the lone win against Puerto Rico in a one-run, one hit effort, while Pearce took an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to Panama, striking out nine batters without giving a walk. Valencia also featured Ed Bailey (C), Tommy Brown (1B), Elio Chacón (CF), Emilio Cueche (P), Julián Ladera (P) and Ron Mrozinski (P).

Participating teams

Team Manager
Panama Chesterfield Smokers United States Standford Graham
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas United States Ben Geraghty
Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos Cuba Oscar Rodríguez
Venezuela Industriales de Valencia Cuba Regino Otero

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1 Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 6 5 1 43 19 +24 .833 —
2 Panama Chesterfield Smokers (H) 6 3 3 41 30 +11 .500 2
3 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 6 3 3 30 32 −2 .500 2
4 Venezuela Industriales de Valencia 6 1 5 14 47 −33 .167 4
Source: CBPC
(H) Hosts

Scoreboards

Game 1, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 6 9 1
WP: Turk Farrell (1-0)   LP: Paul Stuffel (0-1)
Home runs:
PUR: Ramón Maldonado (1)
VEN: Ed Bailey (1)

Game 2, February 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 2 13 16 1
Panama 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0   5   6 2
WP: Camilo Pascual (1-0)   LP: Ross Grimsley (0-1)
Home runs:
CUB: Milt Smith (1)
PAN: None

Game 3, February 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5   9 2
Cuba 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 9 13 2
WP: Pedro Ramos (1-0)   LP: Emilio Cueche (0-1)

Game 4, February 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 1
WP: Chi-Chi Olivo (1-0)   LP: Wally Burnette (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: Elías Osorio (1)
PUR: Lou Limmer (1)

Game 5, February 12

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4   7 1
Puerto Rico 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 X 7 11 0
WP: Taylor Phillips (1-0)   LP: Sandalio Consuegra (0-1)
Home runs:
CUB: None
PUR: Victor Pellot (1), Ramón Maldonado (2), Lou Limmer (2)

Game 6, February 12

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Panama 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
WP: Don Elston (1-0)   LP: Jim Pearce (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: Héctor López (1), Bill Stewart (1)
VEN: None

Game 7, February 13

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   2   6 0
Puerto Rico 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 X 10 14 0
WP: Roberto Vargas (1-0)   LP: Ron Mrozinski (0-1)
Home runs:
VEN: None
PUR: Chuck Harmon (1), Daryl Spencer (1)

Game 8, February 13

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Cuba 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 X 6 8 1
WP: René Gutiérrez (1-0)   LP: Humberto Robinson (0-1)
Home runs:
PAN: None
CUB: Archie Wilson (1), Milt Smith (2)

Game 9, February 14

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cuba 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 7 0
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
WP: Camilo Pascual (2-0)   LP: Turk Farrell (0-1)
Home runs:
CUB: Ossie Alvarez (1), Bob Boyd (1)
VEN: None

Game 10, February 14

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2   5   9 5
Panama 2 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 X 13 16 3
WP: Ross Grimsley (1-1)   LP: Chi-Chi Olivo (1-1)

Game 11, February 15

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1
Cuba 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 4 5 1
WP: Pedro Ramos (2-0)   LP: Paul Stuffel (0-2)
Home runs:
PUR: Lou Limmer (3)
CUB: Chico Fernández (1)

Game 12, February 15

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   4 1
Panama 4 5 1 0 0 3 4 1 X 18 16 2
WP: Wally Burnette (1-1)   LP: Ron Mrozinski (0-2)
Home runs:
VEN: None
PAN: Elías Osorio 2 (3), Clyde Parrish (1), Héctor López (2), Denny Schell (1)

Statistics leaders

Statistic Player Team Total
Batting average Cuba Ray Noble Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos .400
Home runs United States Lou Limmer Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 3
Panama Elías Osorio Panama Chesterfield Smokers
Runs batted in United States Bob Boyd Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 11
Runs Cuba Chico Fernández Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 10
Stolen bases United States Curt Roberts Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2
Wins Cuba Camilo Pascual Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 2
Cuba Pedro Ramos Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos
Earned run average Cuba René Gutiérrez Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 0.00
Strikeouts Cuba Camilo Pascual Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos 12
Innings pitched United States Turk Farrell Venezuela Industriales de Valencia 18.0
Cuba Camilo Pascual Cuba Elefantes de Cienfuegos

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Posiciones de los Equipos". seriedelcaribe.net (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Anuario oficial Serie Del Caribe 2022" (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. p. 26. Retrieved 13 June 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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.

External links

   

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