1997 Caribbean Series

The XXXIX edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of 1997 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Héctor Espino in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Final standings


Player	Statistic
Batting
Bobby Abreu (VEN)	Batting average	.588
Jesús Tavárez (DOM)	Runs	10
José Offerman (DOM)	Hits	12
Four players tied	Doubles	3
Two players tied	Triples	1
Armando Ríos (PUR) Matt Stark (MEX)	Home runs	4
Tony Batista (DOM)	RBI	13
Roberto Alomar (PUR)	Stolen bases	4
Pitching
Twelve players tied	Wins	1
José Parra (DOM)	Strikeouts	11
Ramón García (VEN)	ERA	0.00
Darío Veras (DOM)	Saves	2

Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
Baseball Reference Bullpen
Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)

Caribbean Series

Years	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Circuits	Dominican Professional Baseball League Mexican Pacific League Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Related articles	Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame List of players who have played in the Series Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame

1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league. 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.

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