 Havana again finished in first place with a 95–57 record (the fourth of their five consecutive first-place finishes) and beat Miami Beach in the first round of the playoffs.In the second round, however, the Cubans were swept by Tampa, with Marrero losing to Tampa's Oscar del Calvo.After five years with the major league Washington Senators, Marrero returned to Havana to play with the minor league team from 1955 to 1957.