Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Craig Anderson
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1.¿Caribbean Series (CS) Gets Underway (1949-1951)
2.¿Tommy Fine No-Hitter to Willard Brown and Jim Rivera (1952-1954)
3.¿Willie "Say Juey Kid" Mays and Roberto Clemente (1955)
4.¿Cuba Goes Five-For-Five (1956-1960)
5.¿Inter-American Series (IAS) Pinch-Hits for CS (1961-1965)
6.¿Phase II Gets Underway (1970-1974)
7.¿Hermosillo Makes History and Licey Wins Two (1975-1980)
8.¿Cinderella Team (Arecibo) Makes Noise (1982-1987)
9.¿Two-Year Detour in Miami and More (1988-1994)
10.¿Dream Team to "Big Papi" Licey Heroics (1995-1999)
11.¿Dream Team II to "Big Papi" with Licey and AC (2000-2005)
12.¿Caracas Lions to Escogido Lions (2006-2012)
13.¿A New Format for the Finals and Semifinals (2013-2019)
14.¿Six to Eight Teams, Then Seven Teams (2020-2024)
Appendices: Caribbean Series (CS) and Inter-American Series (IAS) Statistics
1.¿Team Abbreviations: 1949-1960 CS, 1961-1965 IAS, 1970-2024 CS
2-A.¿Team Standings: Wins-Losses, PCT, 1949-1960 CS, 1961-1965 IAS
2-B.¿Team Standings: Wins-Losses, PCT, 1970-1994
2-C.¿Team Standings: Wins-Losses, PCT, 1995-2013
2-D.¿Team Standings: Wins-Losses, PCT, 2014-2024
3.¿CS Titles by Franchise, 1949-1960, 1970-2024, Wins-Losses, PCT
4.¿Selected CS and IAS Career Records, 1949-1960, 1961-65, 1970-2024
5.¿Selected CS Career Batting/Pitching Records, 1949-1960, 1970-2024
6.¿Winning CS Managers, 1949-1960, 1970-2024
7.¿Selected All-Time CS Individual/Team Records, 1949-1960, 1970-2024
8-A. Selected All-Star Teams
8-B. Most Valuable Players: 1949-1960, 1970-2024
8-C. CS/IAS Roberto Clemente Memorial Awardees by Country of Origin (Chosen by Luis R. Mayoral)
8-D. CS/IAS National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees by Country of Origin, 1973-2024
8-E. CSHOF Inductees by Country Represented, 1996-2024
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
