1990-1991 Cuban National League
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The 1990-1991 season was the thirtieth season of Cuba's national baseball system.
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[edit] Serie Nacional
Henequeneros wins their second consecutive championship in the thirtyth Serie Nacional. Once again the team was managed by Gerardo Junco. This season marks the introduction of a cross-bracket system in the playoffs.
In the playoff bracket, the top team in each division plays the runner-up of the other division, with the winners advancing to the best-of-seven championship. Both runner-ups, Henequeneros of Zona Occidental and Camagüey of Zona Oriental, win the best-of-three semifinals, against Santiago de Cuba and La Habana respectivly. The two teams advance to the finals, in which Henequeneros wins 4 to 1.
Henequeneros slugger Lázaro Junco wins his eighth home run title with 17. Industriales shortstop Germán Mesa steals the most bases with 22 swipes. Industriales pitcher René Arocha ties for the league lead in complete games with 9 - Lázaro de la Torre of Metropolitanos and Adiel Palma of Cienfuegos also have the same number of complete games. On July 4, 1992, a month prior to the Olympics, Arocha becomes the first Cuban national team player to defect to the United States since the Cuban revolution.
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates Zona champion; Italics indicates Serie Nacional champion
[edit] Zona Occidental
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Habana | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0.723 | -.- |
| Henequeneros | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0.688 | 1.5 |
| Vegueros | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0.688 | 1.5 |
| Industriales | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0.604 | 5.5 |
| Metropolitanos | 47 | 24 | 23 | 0.511 | 10.0 |
| Isla de la Juventud | 48 | 20 | 28 | 0.417 | 14.5 |
| Cienfuegos | 48 | 16 | 32 | 0.333 | 18.5 |
| Citricultores | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0.271 | 21.5 |
| Forestales | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0.271 | 21.5 |
[edit] Zona Oriental
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0.688 | -.- |
| Camagüey | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0.604 | 4.0 |
| Villa Clara | 48 | 27 | 21 | 0.563 | 6.0 |
| Holguín | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0.542 | 7.0 |
| Las Tunas | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0.500 | 9.0 |
| Granma | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0.458 | 11.0 |
| Guantánamo | 48 | 21 | 27 | 0.438 | 12.0 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 48 | 20 | 28 | 0.417 | 13.0 |
| Sancti Spíritus | 48 | 14 | 34 | 0.292 | 19.0 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| OCC1 | La Habana | 1 | ||||||
| OTE2 | Camagüey | 2 | ||||||
| OTE2 | Camagüey | 1 | ||||||
| OCC2 | Henequeneros | 4 | ||||||
| OTE1 | Santiago de Cuba | 0 | ||||||
| OCC2 | Henequeneros | 2 | ||||||
[edit] Leaders
- Bold indicates either wooden bat record or aluminum bat record (1976-1977 to 1998-1999), Italics indicate Serie Nacional record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Award Winners
The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Lázaro Madera a outfielder with Vegueros. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was José Ramón Riscart of Villa Clara. José Emilio Lamarque of Holguín was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).
[edit] Series Selectivas
The seventeenth Series Selectivas was won by Pinar del Río, managed by the Jorge Fuentes.
[edit] Standings
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinar del Río | 63 | 41 | 22 | 0.651 | -.- |
| Habana | 63 | 39 | 24 | 0.619 | 2.0 |
| Matanzas | 63 | 35 | 28 | 0.556 | 6.0 |
| Serranos | 63 | 30 | 33 | 0.476 | 11.0 |
| Agropecuarios | 63 | 29 | 34 | 0.460 | 12.0 |
| Mineros | 63 | 28 | 35 | 0.444 | 13.0 |
| Las Villas | 63 | 27 | 36 | 0.429 | 14.0 |
| Camagüeyanos | 63 | 23 | 40 | 0.365 | 18.0 |
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average: .380 - Pedro Luis Rodríguez, Agropecuarios
- Base Hits: 86 - Victor Mesa, Las Villas
- Runs Scored: 66 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
- Doubles: 19 - Julio Fernández, Matanzas
- Triples: 7 - Jorge García, Serranos
- Home Runs: 20 - Romelio Martínez, Agropecuarios
- Runs Batted In: 57 - Romelio Martínez, Agropecuarios
- Stolen Bases: 30 - Victor Mesa, Las Villas
[edit] Pitching
- Win-Loss Percentage: 0.909 (10 - 1) - Lázaro Valle, Habana
- Games Pitched: 23 - Francisco Despaigne, Habana
- Complete Games: 9 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río; Jorge Luis Valdés, Matanzas
- Wins: 11 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
- Innings Pitched: 131.0 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
- Strikeouts: 104 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
- Earned Run Average: 2.09 - Osvaldo Fernández Guerra, Habana
[edit] Sources
- (March 17, 2004). "Cronología: 1991 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (March 22, 2004). "Tabla de Posiciones de la XXX serie 1991 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (November 18, 2005). "Guía Digital 2005-06". Guía Oficial de Béisbol 2005 (Digital). Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- Peter C. Bjarkman. A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006. : McFarland, 2007. ISBN 0786428295
