1978-79 Cuban National Series
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Sancti Spíritus
won its only Cuban National Series
in 1979, edging Villa Clara
and Vegueros to win the league with an impressive 39-12 record.
Sancti Spíritus Gallos
Sancti Spíritus is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Sancti Spíritus, nicknamed the Gallos won the series championship in 1978–79...
won its only Cuban National Series
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.-League structure:...
in 1979, edging Villa Clara
Villa Clara Naranjas
Villa Clara is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Santa Clara, the Naranjas or Azucareros have been one of the league's most successful squads over the last 30 years, winning championships in 1983, as well as three year run from 1993, 1994 and 1995. They also lost the 1996,...
and Vegueros to win the league with an impressive 39-12 record.
Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancti Spíritus | 39 | 12 | .764 | - |
| Villa Clara | 36 | 14 | .720 | 2½ |
| Vegueros | 35 | 14 | .714 | 3 |
| Cienfuegos | 31 | 20 | .607 | 8 |
| Forestales | 30 | 20 | .600 | 8½ |
| Camagüey | 28 | 21 | .571 | 10 |
| Granma | 27 | 21 | .5 | 10½ |
| Citricultores (Matanzas Matanzas Province Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas... ) |
28 | 23 | .54 | 11 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 26 | 25 | .509 | 13 |
| Metropolitanos | 25 | 25 | .500 | 13½ |
| Santiago de Cuba | 23 | 28 | .450 | 16 |
| Industriales | 22 | 27 | .440 | 16 |
| Henequeneros (Matanzas Matanzas Province Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas... ) |
22 | 29 | .431 | 17 |
| Guantánamo | 21 | 29 | .420 | 17½ |
| Holguín | 19 | 32 | .372 | 20 |
| Las Tunas | 15 | 35 | .300 | 23½ |
| La Habana | 14 | 36 | .280 | 24½ |
| Isla de la Juventud | 10 | 40 | .200 | 28½ |