1987-88 Cuban National Series
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Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province
, repeated as champions in the playoffs of the 27th Cuban National Series
. La Habana and Santiago de Cuba possessed stellar regular seasons in which they won 80% of their games. However, Vegueros, with an all-star lineup including Luis Giraldo Casanova and Omar Linares
, prevailed in the playoffs.
Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.-Geography:The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guaniguanico, divided into the easterly Sierra del Rosario and...
, repeated as champions in the playoffs of the 27th 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:...
. La Habana and Santiago de Cuba possessed stellar regular seasons in which they won 80% of their games. However, Vegueros, with an all-star lineup including Luis Giraldo Casanova and Omar Linares
Omar Linares
Omar Linares Izquierdo is a former Cuban baseball player. Linares, who played third base for the Cuban national team and for Pinar del Río and Vegueros in the Cuban National Series wearing the number 10 on his jersey, is considered one of the greatest Cuban players of all time...
, prevailed in the playoffs.
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... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Habana | 39 | 9 | .800 | - |
| Vegueros | 35 | 13 | .729 | 4 |
| Industriales Industriales Industriales is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. One of the two teams based in the city of Havana, Industriales is historically the most successful team in the National Series, the main domestic competition in post-revolutionary Cuban baseball... |
34 | 14 | .708 | 5 |
| Henequeneros | 26 | 22 | .541 | 13 |
| Metropolitanos Metropolitanos The Metropolitanos of Havana was a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. The Metros, also known as the Guerreros , has historically been a poor team, though it is ostensibly the heir to the Habana teams of the pre-revolutionary Cuban League.... |
22 | 26 | .458 | 17 |
| Cienfuegos | 22 | 26 | .458 | 17 |
| Forestales | 18 | 30 | .375 | 21 |
| Isla de la Juventud | 10 | 38 | .208 | 29 |
| Citricultores | 10 | 38 | .208 | 29 |
| 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... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba | 40 | 8 | .833 | - |
| Camagüey | 29 | 19 | .604 | 11 |
| Granma | 29 | 19 | .604 | 11 |
| Villa Clara | 25 | 23 | .520 | 15 |
| Las Tunas | 22 | 26 | .458 | 18 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 20 | 28 | .416 | 20 |
| Sancti Spíritus | 20 | 28 | .416 | 20 |
| Holguín | 17 | 31 | .354 | 23 |
| Guantánamo | 14 | 34 | .291 | 26 |
Playoffs
| 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... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegueros | 5 | 1 | .833 | - |
| Santiago de Cuba | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| La Habana | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| Camagüey | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 |