1974 Caribbean Series

The 1974 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the fifth edition of the second stage of the Caribbean Series. It was held in Hermosillo, México from February 1 to February 6. The series featured four teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Venezuela did not participate due to a player's strike and the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón, replaced them. The Criollos de Caguas of the Puerto Rican League won the series and were managed by Bobby Wine. The Most Valuable Player was Héctor Espino a first baseman with the Yaquis de Obregón.

Final Standings

Team	League	G	W	L	WPCT	Manager
Caguas-Guayama	PRI Puerto Rican League	6	4	2	0.667	Bobby Wine
Tigres del Licey	DOM Dominican League	6	3	3	0.500	Tom Lasorda
Yaquis de Obregón	MEX Mexican Pacific League	6	3	3	0.500	Marte de Alejandro
Venados de Mazatlán	MEX Mexican Pacific League	6	2	4	0.333	Ronnie Camacho

Leaders

• Batting Average: .429 - Héctor Espino, Yaquis de Obregón
• Home Runs: 2 - Derrel Thomas, Yaquis de Obregón
• Runs Batted In: 8 - Celerino Sánchez, Yaquis de Obregón
• Wins: 1 - Two tied

Further Reading

• Thomas E. Van Hyning: "Caguas Criollos: Five Caribbean Series Crowns and Cooperstown Connections", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 1 (spring 2018), pp. 7-16.