Английская Википедия:1949 Caribbean Series
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox international baseball tournament The 1949 Caribbean Series was the first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe). It was held from February 20 through February 25 with the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Alacranes del Almendares; Panama, Spur Cola Colonites; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez and Venezuela, Cervecería Caracas.
The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at the Del Cerro Stadium in Havana, Cuba, which boosted capacity to 35.000 seats. The first pitch was thrown by George Trautman, by then the president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
Summary
Cuba captured the competition with an undefeated record of 6-0, behind a strong pitching effort by Agapito Mayor, who posted a 3-0 record (2 as a starter, 1 in relief) and won Most Valuable Player honors. His three wins in the CBWS still a series record.
The offensive support came from Monte Irvin, who hit .389 and led the hitters with two home runs and 11 RBI; Al Gionfriddo, the champion bat with a .533 average (8-for-15); Chuck Connors, who hit .409 with five runs and five RBI, and Sam Jethroe, a .320 hitter with three triples, six runs, and five RBI. Cuba, managed by Fermín Guerra, also collected a 4–0 shutout by Ed Wright (the first in Series history) and complete game wins from René Solís and Conrado Marrero. Other roster members were Santos Amaro, Andrés Fleitas and René González.
Venezuela, managed by José Antonio Casanova, ended second with a 3-3 mark. José Bracho led the pitching staff with a 2-0 record and a 3.21 ERA in 14 innings. He also contributed to his own cause by going 5-for-6 (.833) with a double and two RBI. Luis Zuloaga won a complete-game pitching duel against Puerto Rico's Alonzo Perry for the other Venezuelan victory. The offense was paced by catcher Guillermo Vento (.375) and first baseman Dalmiro Finol (.333), who also hit the first home run in Series history. Veteran slugger Vidal López reinforced the team, going 1-for-2 in a pitch-hitting role.
Panama finished third with a 2-4 record. The team, managed by catcher León Kellman, had a solid pitching staff that included Sam Jones and Pat Scantlebury, but was victim of a low-run support. Lester Lockett went 9-for-22 with two doubles, while leading the team in both average (.409) and runs scored (six). Kellman batted only .238, but stole four bases to tie teammate Sam Bankhead and Cuba's Chuck Connors for the Series lead.
Puerto Rico ended in fourth place with a 1-5 record. The team was led by shortstop-manager Artie Wilson (.346, three stolen bases), Quincy Trouppe (.444), Luke Easter (.400, 7 RBI), and specially Wilmer Fields, who hit the first grand slam in Series history and drove in seven runs.
Participating teams
Final standings
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Scoreboards
Game 1, February 20
Game 2, February 20
Game 3, February 21
Game 4, February 21
Game 5, February 22
Game 6, February 21
Game 7, February 23
Game 8, February 23
Game 9, February 24
Game 10, February 24
Game 11, February 25
Game 12, February 25
Statistics leaders
Awards
Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | Шаблон:Flagicon Agapito Mayor | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Best manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Fermín Guerra | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| First base | Шаблон:Flagicon Alonzo Perry | Шаблон:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez |
| Second base | Шаблон:Flagicon Garvin Hamner | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Third base | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilmer Fields | Шаблон:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez |
| Shortstop | Шаблон:Flagicon Alfonso Carrasquel | Шаблон:Flagicon Cervecería Caracas |
| Left field | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Gionfriddo | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Center field | Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Jethroe | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Right field | Шаблон:Flagicon Monte Irvin | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
| Catcher | Шаблон:Flagicon Guillermo Vento | Шаблон:Flagicon Cervecería Caracas |
| Pitcher | Шаблон:Flagicon Agapito Mayor | Шаблон:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares |
See also
References
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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