1979-1980 Cuban National League
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The 1979-1980 season was the nineteenth season of Cuba's national baseball system.
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[edit] Serie Nacional
The 19th Serie Nacional was won by Santiago de Cuba, who were managed by Manuel Miyar. The team edges out Villa Clara by one game as well as the Pinar del Río Province teams, Forestales and Vegueros, by two games.
Pedro José Rodríguez hits 18 home runs for Cienfuegos, but is joined at the top of the league leaders board by the Vegueros' young slugger Luis Giraldo Casanova. For the last time, Braudilio Vinent leads the serie in wins with 12 victoies for the league champions. With 69 hits in 175 at bats, Metropolitanos' Rodolfo Puente hits .394 – two points short of the serie record.
The champions were lead in by players such as Jose Luis Alemán, Braudilio Vinent, Ramon Ottamendi, and Modesto Larduet.
In the summer, former national team member Barbaro Garbey leaves Cuba as a Mariel Boatlift refugee. Two years earlier, Garbey had been banned for life (along with 17 other players and coaches) for his involvement in a run-shaving scandal.
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion
| Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba | 51 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0.686 | -.- |
| Villa Clara | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.0 |
| Forestales | 51 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0.647 | 2.0 |
| Vegueros | 51 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0.647 | 2.0 |
| Industriales | 51 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0.608 | 4.0 |
| Sancti Spíritus | 51 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0.608 | 4.0 |
| Metropolitanos | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0.600 | 4.5 |
| Holguín | 49 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0.571 | 6.0 |
| Henequeneros | 50 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0.560 | 6.0 |
| Citricultores | 49 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0.510 | 9.0 |
| Cienfuegos | 51 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0.510 | 9.0 |
| Granma | 51 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0.431 | 13.0 |
| Camagüey | 51 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 0.412 | 14.0 |
| Guantánamo | 51 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0.353 | 17.0 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 51 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0.353 | 17.0 |
| La Habana | 50 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0.340 | 17.0 |
| Las Tunas | 50 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0.240 | 22.5 |
| Isla de la Juventud | 51 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0.235 | 23.0 |
[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 José Rodríguez a third baseman with Cienfuegos. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Braudilio Vinent of Santiago de Cuba. Reinaldo López of Industriales was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).
[edit] Series Selectivas
The sixth Series Selectivas was won by Pinar del Río, managed by the José Pineda.
[edit] Standings
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinar del Río | 59 | 39 | 20 | 0.661 | -.- |
| Habana | 60 | 33 | 27 | 0.550 | 6.5 |
| Camagüeyanos | 59 | 31 | 28 | 0.525 | 8.0 |
| Las Villas | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0.500 | 9.5 |
| Matanzas | 60 | 27 | 33 | 0.450 | 12.5 |
| Orientales | 60 | 19 | 41 | 0.317 | 20.5 |
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average: .459 - Héctor Olivera Sr., Las Villas
- Base Hits: 88 - Wilfredo Sánchez, Matanzas
- Runs Scored: 56 - Pedro Jova, Las Villas
- Doubles: 17 - Agustín Marquetti, Habana
- Triples: 5 - Rogelio García González, Pinar del Río; Luis Crespo, Pinar del Río
- Home Runs: 18 - Antonio Muñoz, Las Villas
- Runs Batted In: 67 - Antonio Muñoz, Las Villas
- Stolen Bases: 17 - Rey Anglada, Habana
[edit] Pitching
- Win-Loss Percentage: 0.889 (8 - 1) - Juan Oliva, Pinar del Río
- Games Pitched: 21 - Dagoberto Rodríguez, Camagüeyanos
- Complete Games: 10 - Julio Romero, Pinar del Río
- Wins: 9 - Rogelio García, Pinar del Río
- Innings Pitched: 114.2 - José Darcourt, Habana
- Strikeouts: 91 - José Darcourt, Habana
- Earned Run Average: 1.87 - Omar Carrero, Camagüeyanos
[edit] Sources
- (March 17, 2004). "Cronología: 1980 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (March 22, 2004). "Tabla de Posiciones de la XIX serie 1980 (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
