for the seventh time, and fifth consecutive year, cuba won the cbws championship with an undefeated record of 6-0. the cuban team, managed by tony castaño, was led by a pitching staff anchored by big leaguers camilo pascual, who went 2-0 with 15 strikeouts including a one-hit shutout, and pedro ramos (one win, one save) and orlando peña (one win, one save). the offense was paced by outfielder george altman, who co-led the series hitters with a .438 average, and first baseman rogelio alvarez (.333, two hr, .750 slg, six runs, 10 rbi), second baseman cookie rojas (.429, one hr), of dan dobbek (2 hr, .800 slg) and of tony gonzález (.429). catcher ray noble and shortstop leo cárdenas also contributed in the defense.