In the second stage of the Caribbean Series, which began in 1970, the Dominican Republic was the most successful country with 20 titles.
The Dominicans are followed by Puerto Rico with 12, Mexico with nine and Venezuela with seven. In 1981 there was no series due to the players’ strike.
In the first stage, from 1949 to 1960, Cuba won seven titles (plus 2015), Puerto Rico won four and Panama one (in addition to 2019). This means that by joining the two stages, however, the Dominican Republic maintains the leadership for life with four crowns above the Puerto Ricans.
The Licey Tigers 10 crowns
1971 The Tigers get a big ransom from Manuel Mota in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they dominated the undefeated series (6-0).
Mota was the winning manager, the leader of the fight (19-11, .579) and the All-Star field, where he was joined by Jim Beauchamp (1B) and Teodoro Martínez (2B).
1973 Licey won the second crown in Caracas, Venezuela, led by colorful Tom LaSorda and with a 5-1 record.
Bobby Valentine was MVP and All-Star shortstop, a team that was joined by outfielders and batting leaders Mota and Jesús Rojas Alou (24-12, .500), receiver Steve Yeager and third baseman Steve Garvey. Pedro Borbón and Doyle Alexander had a 2-0 record.
1977 The Tigers reach the third championship and the second undefeated (6-0), guided by the guidance of manager Bob Rodgers and the hit of Ricardo Carty in Caracas, Venezuela.
Carty established home runs (5) and was the best in RBI (10) and runs (8) as well as the most valuable player.
Teodoro Martínez (SS), Mario Guerrero (3B), Ed Halicki (RHP) and Stan Wall (LZ) formed All Stars.
1980 Licey gave the Dominican Republic its first crown in the Caribbean to host the series, finishing 4-2 with Del Crandall as manager.
Rudy Law excelled as MVP and All-Star center fielder. Mickey Hatcher was the pushing co-leader (6) and Leon Durham at home (1).
Durham (1B), Dámaso García (2B), Jerome Dybzinski (SS), Teodoro Martínez (3B) and Dennis Lewallyn (right pitcher) were in the ideal team.
1985 The Tigers went to Mazatan, Mexico and won again with a 5-1 record with manager Terry Collins.
José Rijo was MVP and All-Star reliever (three saved games). Glenn Davis (1B), leader in homers with three and George Bell (LF), leader in races with 5 were also in the ideal team with the central player, David Green.
1991 In Miami, Licey was undefeated at 5-0 and averaged 10 runs per game. John Roseboro was the winning manager. Gerónimo Berroa was the left champion of the All-Star MVP and the batting leader (.471).
Jerry Brooks led in RBI (10), Mélido Pérez was 2-0. Henry Rodríguez (1B), Juan Bell (SS), Andujar Cedeño (3B) and Pérez were in the All-Star.
1994 Licey won the seventh crown in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, with a 5-1 record, under Casey Parsons. Center fielder Raúl Mondesí led the way (.450) and scored (6), and first baseman Jim Bowie dominated in the home (3) and RBI (11) rounds.
Alex Arias (3B) and Julián Tavarez (right pitcher) joined the All-Star team.
1999 In an additional game, the Tigers (5-2) defeated Mayagüez (4-3) in San Juan to win their eighth and third consecutive crown, at that time, for the Dominican Republic.
Dave Jauss was also manager and Neifi Pérez, MVP, All-Star shortstop and leader in running (12). David Ortiz led RBI laps with nine. Henry Mercedes (catcher), Manny Martínez (center fielder), Luis Polonia (designated hitter) and Miguel Batista (right pitcher) were the ideal team.
2004 El Licey renamed, to complete the nine crowns, when the series took place in Santo Domingo with a record of 5-1.
Francis Beltrán had three saves and was the most valuable player for the team led by Manny Acta.
José Offerman was co-leader in the RBI (5), Mendy López (.353) and Israel Alcántara (.348) moved the wood well.
2008 The city of Santiago de los Caballeros was chosen to host the series this year, when Tigres, the national runners-up, had to take a position due to the absence of the Puerto Rican representative who did not tour on that occasion.
Licey completed his tenth crown with a 5-1 record and twice defeated Águilas Cibaeñas who had overtaken them in the final series of the Dominican tournament.
All Stars included manager Héctor de la Cruz, right and MVP, Ramón Ortiz; outfielder Nelson Cruz and catcher Matt Tupman.
Las Águilas Cibaeñas 5 coroane
In 1997, Mike Quade led the Eagles to their first Caribbean title after nine unnecessary attempts.
Although the only receiver Guillermo García (.348-3-8) was in All Star, José Offerman (.480), Tony Batista (.385-2-13), Luis Polonia (.280-2-10) and Darío Veras (1-0, 0.00, two saves) stood out.
1998 Las Águilas extended their success the following year to Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, when they won undefeated (6-0).
Neifi Pérez was MVP and leader in batting (.444, 27-12), shots (12), double (6) and scoring (9). The team placed Guillermo García (C), Alex Arias (1B), Pérez (2B), Miguel Tejada (3B), Luis Polonia (LF), Julián Tavarez (RHP), José Cabrera (LR) and Tony in the All-Star Peña (leader).
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Los Toros del Este debuted as champions in 2020 in Puerto Rico under the command of Lino Rivera and with the performances of Peter O’Brien, MVP, Ramón Ramírez, Rubén Sosa and Jordany Valdespín were included in All Stars.
Four of the lions.
The chosen one was crowned in 1988, 1990, 2010 and 2012. Phil Regan, Felipe Alou and Ken Oberkfell (2) were his managers. Rufino Linares, Gerónimo Berroa, Fernando Martínez and Jairo Asencio took the MVP awards in those editions.
Three of the cat.
Félix Fermín, always with the Eagles, commissioned the Creole triumphs in 2001, 2003 and 2007 with performances by Luis Polonia, Tony Batista, Miguel Tejada, David Ortiz, Raúl Mondesí, Alberto Castillo, Anderson Hernández, among others.