1966-1967 Cuban National League
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The 1966-1967 season was the sixth season of Cuba's national baseball system.
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[edit] Serie Nacional
The sixth Serie Nacional was won by Orientales, the first time in five years that a team other than Industriales won the championship. Four teams finished within three games of first place, with second-place Industriales trailing by a single game and were dropped out of the hunt on the last day of the season. In their only title, Orientales were managed by Roberto Ledo.
Occidentales' first baseman Arturo Linares was the league's first Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año). Román Águila had a league-leading 8 - 1 win-loss record despite pitching for a 33 – 32 Centrales club. This was the last season with six teams and the last with a 65-game schedule. During the season, admission charges for games (as well as for all other sporting events held on the island) were eliminated.
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientales | 65 | 36 | 29 | 0.554 | -.- |
| Industriales | 65 | 35 | 30 | 0.538 | 1.0 |
| Occidentales | 65 | 34 | 31 | 0.523 | 2.0 |
| Centrales | 65 | 33 | 32 | 0.508 | 3.0 |
| Las Villas | 65 | 30 | 35 | 0.462 | 6.0 |
| Granjeros | 65 | 27 | 38 | 0.415 | 9.0 |
[edit] All-Star Game
The fifth Juego de las Estrellas (All-Star Game) was held in Havana. In the game, Occidentales defeated Oriente by a score of 3 to 2. Occidentales had 11 hits to Oriente's 5, while the errors were 3 to 1 in favor of Occidentales. The winning pitcher was Carlos Gálvez and the losing pitcher was Justino Galiván.
[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 Pedro Chávez a first baseman-outfielder with Industriales. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Rigoberto Betancourt of Occidentales. Arturo Linares of Occidentales was the Series' first Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).
[edit] Sources
- (March 17, 2004). "Cronología: 1967 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (March 22, 2004). "Tabla de Posiciones de la VI serie 1967 (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
