# 1974 Caribbean Series

The seventeenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1974. It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented by the Tigres del Licey, Venados de Mazatlán and Criollos de Caguas, respectively. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a players strike, being replaced by the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played in Hermosillo, Sonora, to become the first Caribbean Series held in Mexican baseball history.

## Summary

Final standings :
| Club | W | L | W/L % | GB | Managers |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | .667 | – | Bobby Wine |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.0 | Tommy Lasorda |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.0 | Mike Alejandro |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.0 | Ronny Camacho |
Individual leaders :
| Player/Club | Statistic | |
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | Batting average | .429 |
| Derrel Thomas / (MEX [Obregón]) | Home runs | 2 |
| Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) | Runs batted in | 11 |
| Charlie Hough / (DOM) | Wins | 2 |
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | Earned run average | 0.69 |
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | Innings pitched | 13.0 |
| Ramón Hernández / (PUR) | Saves | 2 |
| Awards |
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | Most Valuable Player |
| Bobby Wine / (PUR) | Manager |
All-Star Team :
| Name/Club | Position |
| Gary Carter / (PUR) | catcher |
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | first baseman |
| Jorge Orta / (MEX [Obregón]) | second baseman |
| Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) | third baseman |
| Rudy Meoli / (PUR) | shortstop |
| Jesús Alou / (DOM) | left fielder |
| César Gerónimo / (DOM) | center fielder |
| Tom Paciorek / (DOM) | right fielder |
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | RH pitcher |
| Ramón Hernández / (PUR) | LH pitcher |
| Bobby Wine / (PUR) | Manager |

### Scoreboards
#### Game 1, February 1

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Craig Swan (1-0) LP: Rafael Garcia (0-1) Sv: Ramón Hernández (1) Home runs: MEX: Héctor Espino (1) PUR: None |||||||||||||

#### Game 2, February 1

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| WP: Aurelio López (1-0) LP: Charlie Hough (0-1) Home runs: DOM: César Gerónimo (1) MEX: Celerino Sánchez (1) |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, February 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Pedro Borbón (1-0) LP: Don DeMola (0-1) Sv: Charlie Hough (1) Home runs: PRI: Gary Carter (1) DOM: None |||||||||||||

#### Game 4, February 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| WP: Vicente Romo (1-0) LP: George Meyring (0-1) Notes: Romo was pitching a no-hitter into the ninth inning. |||||||||||||

#### Game 5, February 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| WP: Ed Bauta (1-0) LP: Bruce Ellingsen (0-1) |||||||||||||

#### Game 6, February 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: John Montague (1-0) LP: Joe Pactwa (0-1) Sv: Steve Blateric (1) |||||||||||||

#### Game 7, February 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| WP: Steve Blateric (1-0) LP: Tony Barrientos (0-1) Home runs: DOM: None PRI: Jerry Morales (1), Rudy Meoli (1) |||||||||||||

#### Game 8, February 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| WP: Dennis O'Toole (1-0) LP: Aurelio López (1-1) Home runs: MEX (Obregón): Jorge Orta (1), Derrel Thomas (1) MEX (Mazatlán): None |||||||||||||

#### Game 9, February 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Eduardo Rodríguez (1-0) LP: César Díaz (0-1) Sv: Ramón Hernández (2) |||||||||||||

#### Game 10, February 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| WP: Charlie Hough (1-1) LP: Aurelio López (1-2) |||||||||||||||

#### Game 11, February 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Mexico (Obregón) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| WP: Charlie Hough (2-1) LP: Dennis O'Toole (1-1) Sv: José Vidal (1) Home runs: DOM: None MEX: Derrel Thomas (2) Notes: Hough set a record for pitching in all six games of a Caribbean Series. |||||||||||||

#### Game 12, February 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Eleno Cuen (1-0) LP: Willie Hernández (0-1) |||||||||||||

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