1961–62 Cuban National Series Explained

1961–62 Cuban National Series
League:Cuban National Series
Sport:Baseball
No Of Games:27
No Of Teams:4
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champion
Season Champs:Occidentales (18–9)
Seasonslistnames:SNB
Nextseason Link:1962–63 Cuban National Series
Nextseason Year:1962–63

The inaugural season of the Cuban National Series was won by Occidentales, composed largely of players from Pinar del Río.

In 1961, the post-revolutionary government outlawed professional sports, including the Cuban League, a small professional baseball league. The Cuban baseball league system was formed, with the Cuban National Series as its top level of competition.

Standings

Team W L Pct. GB
Occidentales 18 9 .667
Oriente 13 14 .481 5
13 14 .481 5
10 17 .370 8
Source:[1]

Note: the Habana team became known as Industriales the following season.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales. Spanish. Granma. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227032744/http://www.granma.cu/granmad/eventos/49serie/z-series.html. December 27, 2014. live. 2014-12-27.