2008–09 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season explained

The 2008–09 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season (Spanish; Castilian: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or LVBP):

Regular season standings

TeamWinsLossesPctGB
(C)Leones del Caracas4221.667 -
(C)Tigres de Aragua3627.5716
(C)Cardenales de Lara3330.5249
(C)Tiburones de la Guaira3132.49211
(C)Aguilas del Zulia3132.49211
Navegantes del Magallanes2835.44414
Caribes de Anzoátegui2835.44414
Bravos de Margarita2340.36519

(C)Classified to the Round Robin

Round robin

TeamWinsLossesPctGB
  1. Tigres de Aragua
97.563 -
  1. Leones del Caracas
97.563 -
  1. Tiburones de la Guaira
97.563 -
Cardenales de Lara79.4382.5
Aguilas del Zulia610.3753.5

(#)Aragua, Caracas and La Guaira played two extra-playoff-games:

1st Game: (C)Caracas defeated Aragua 5-2

2nd Game: (C)Aragua defeated La Guaira 3-1

(C)Classified to the Championship series.

Championship series

TeamWinsLossesPctGB
Tigres de Aragua43.571 -
Leones del Caracas34.4291

Tigres de Aragua LVBP 2008-2009 Champions

Awards

Most Valuable Player (Víctor Davalillo Award): Jesús Guzmán (Caracas)

Overall Offensive Performer of the year: Jesús Guzmán (Caracas)

Rookie of the year: Max Ramírez (La Guaira)

Comeback of the year: Wilfredo Romero (La Guaira)

Manager of the year (Chico Carrasquel Award): Frank Kremblas (Caracas)

Pitcher of the year (Carrao Bracho Award): David Austen (Zulia)

Closer of the year: Alex Serrano (Margarita)

Setup of the year: Luke Gregerson (Margarita)

Highlights

Jesús Guzmán finished with 67 RBI to set a new league record, surpassing the old mark of 67 set by Pete Koegel in the 1973-1974 season.

The Tigres de Aragua won their 3rd straight championship, becoming the 2nd team in VPBL history to do it.