1951 Caribbean Series - Summary

Summary

The Puerto Rico team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by George Scales. Their only defeat came from Cuba. The team was led by OF Luis Rodríguez Olmo, who was named Most Valuable Player after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI. Other contributions came from pitchers José "Pantalones" Santiago (two complete-game wins), Rubén Gómez (two wins, one save), 1B George Crowe (.333, one grand slam, 7 RBI), and SS Stan Breard (.423, seven runs, 4 doubles, 8 RBI). Also in the Puerto Rican roster were Jim Gilliam (2B), Buster Clarkson (3B), Bob Thurman (OF) and Willard Brown (OF).

Managed by Mike González, Cuba finished in second place with a 4-2 mark. 1B Lorenzo "Chiquitín" Cabrera led the Series hitters with an astronomical .619 batting average (13-for-23), and the pitching staff was led by Adrián Zabala (2-0), Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) and Bill Ayers (1 win, 1 save). Were also included in the roster Sandy Amorós (OF), Pedro Formental (OF), Bert Haas (3B), Spider Jorgensen (2B), Ed Mierkowicz (OF), Jiquí Moreno (P) and Carlos Pascual (P).

Venezuela was managed by Lázaro Salazar and finished 2-4, with both victories over Panama. The team was led by 1B René González, who hit .316 (6-for-19), including two doubles, two home runs and a Series-leading 11 RBI. Other significant players in the roster included LF Johnny Davis (10 walks, six runs, SS Jim Pendleton, 1B Chucho Ramos, CF Ed Knoblauch, and pitchers José Bracho (1-1), Clem Labine (1-1) and Alex Carrasquel (0-1).

Panama ended with a 1-5 mark and was managed by Leon Kellman. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from starter Connie Johnson over the Cuban team while 1B Archie Ware (.348) guided the offense.

Final standings
Club W L W/L % GB
Puerto Rico 5 1 .833 --
Cuba 4 2 .667 1.0
Venezuela 2 4 .333 3.0
Panama 1 5 .167 5.0
Individual leaders
Player/Club Statistic
Lorenzo Cabrera/CUB Batting average .615
Luis Rodríguez Olmo/PRI Home runs 3
René González/VEN Runs batted in 11
Stan Breard/PRI Runs 8
Lorenzo Cabrera/CUB Hits 13
Stan Breard/PRI Doubles 4
Sandy Amorós/CUB
Jim Gilliam/PRI
Bob Thurman/PRI
Triples 1
Charles Douglas/PAN Stolen bases 3
Rubén Gómez/PRI
José Santiago/PRI
Adrián Zabala/CUB
Wins 2
Awards
Luis Rodríguez Olmo/PRI Most Valuable Player
George Scales/PRI Manager

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