1964-1965 Cuban National League
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The 1964-1965 season was the fourth season of Cuba's national baseball system.
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[edit] Serie Nacional
The fourth Serie Nacional was won by Industriales for their third straight title. Once again the team was managed by Ramón Carneado.
Industriales second baseman Urbano González hits a league-leading .359 en route to the MVP award. Orientales pitcher Manuel Alarcón strikes out 101 batters in 94.2 innings, becoming the first to top the century mark. On February 21, Azucareros first baseman Inocente Miranda played an entire game without touching the ball.
This was the first season in which all teams played an equal number of games, 39. It is also the last season played with only four teams – next year the serie added two teams and expanded the schedule to 65 games.
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industriales | 39 | 25 | 14 | 0.641 | -.- |
| Occidentales | 39 | 21 | 18 | 0.538 | 4.0 |
| Granjeros | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0.462 | 7.0 |
| Orientales | 39 | 14 | 25 | 0.359 | 11.0 |
[edit] All-Star Game
The third Juego de las Estrellas (All-Star Game) was held in Havana. In the game, Occidentales defeated Oriente by a score of 6 to 5. Oriente had 12 hits to Occidentales's 10, while both teams had 1 error. The winning pitcher was Manuel Hurtado and the losing pitcher was Manuel Alacrón.
[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 Urbano González a second baseman with Industriales. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Maximiliano Reyes of Industriales.
[edit] Sources
- (March 17, 2004). "Cronología: 1965 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (March 22, 2004). "Tabla de Posiciones de la IV serie 1965 (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
