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
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 Cabrera led the Series hitters with an astronomical .619
batting average (13-for-23), while the pitching staff was led by
Adrián Zabala (2-0),
Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) and
Bill Ayers (1 win, 1 save). Also included in the roster were
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. Pitcher
José Bracho posted a 1-0 record and a 0.71
earned run average in innings pitched, helping himself with the bat while hitting .500 (3-for-6) with a double, one run and four RBIs. Other significant players in the roster included
Luis García (3B),
Vidal López (LF),
Jim Pendleton (SS),
Chucho Ramos (1B) and
Ken Staples (C), as well as pitchers
Frank Biscan,
Julio Bracho,
Alex Carrasquel and
Clem Labine. Panama ended with a 1-5 mark and was managed by catcher
León Kellman. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from
starter Connie Johnson over the Cuban team, while 1B
Archie Ware paced the offense in average (.348), hits (8) and RBI (4). ==Participating teams==