1977–78 Cuban National Series

The 1977–78 Cuban National Series was a watershed in that it coincided with Cuba's administrative restructuring of 1977, which created fourteen provinces. Pinar del Río's Vegueros won the title, with a slim victory over Havana's Industriales.

Restructuring

Teams were renamed along these lines, many taking the names of their new locations.

Three provinces kept two teams:

Additionally, the special administrative area of Isla de la Juventud had its own team, despite not being a province.

This league structure survives today in a similar form.

The 1977-78 season was also the first in which aluminum bats were used league-wide replacing the wooden bats, and was also the first in which the designated hitter was used, replacing the pitcher's turn at bat, following an off-season decision by the Baseball Federation of Cuba and by the National Sports Institution, following the lead of the American League of Major League Baseball 4 years before.

Standings

TeamWLPct.GB
Vegueros (Pinar del Río)3614.720-
Industriales3516.686
Camagüey3021.588
Forestales (Pinar del Río)2921.5807
Metropolitanos2821.571
Villa Clara2821.571
Cienfuegos2922.568
Guantánamo2822.5608
Ciego de Ávila2623.5309
Citricultores (Matanzas)2724.529
Granma2525.50011
Santiago de Cuba2525.50011
La Habana2126.44613½
Holguín2228.44014
Sancti Spíritus2030.40016
Henequeneros (Matanzas)1630.34718
Las Tunas1237.24423½
Isla de Pinos1041.19626½

References

  • "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
  • "Cronología: 1978" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-05. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)
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