1981–82 Cuban National Series

Baseball season in Cuba 1981–82 Cuban National SeriesSerie Nacional de Béisbol 1981–82 Cuban National Series Baseball 51 18 Regular season Champion Vegueros (36–15) SNB 1980–81 Cuban National Series 1980–81 1982–83 Cuban National Series 1982–83 In the 21st season of Cuban National Series, Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province retained their championship title, finishing one game ahead of Citricultores from Matanzas Province. Metropolitanos finished well ahead of its Havana rival, Industriales. The league’s teams and schedule length remained unchanged from the previous season. In March 1982, the league was marred by a gambling-related corruption scandal that led to the suspension and arrest of at least 17 players and coaches.https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-cuba-faces-own-b/131114215/ Cuba Faces Own Baseball Scandal Dave Anderson The New York Times St. Louis Post-Dispatch 3F March 28, 1982 September 2, 2023 newspapers.com Standings Team W L Pct. GB Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 36 15 .705 - Citricultores (Matanzas) 35 16 .686 1Metropolitanos (Havana) 34 17 .666 2 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 33 18 .647 3Cienfuegos 29 22 .568 7 Henequeneros (Matanzas) 28 23 .540 8Industriales (Havana) 27 24 .529 9Granma 26 25 .509 10Guantánamo 26 25 .509 10Villa Clara 24 27 .470 12Camagüey 23 28 .450 13La Habana 22 29 .431 14Ciego de Ávila 22 29 .431 14Sancti Spíritus 21 30 .411 15Santiago de Cuba 21 30 .411 15Isla de la Juventud 21 30 .411 15Holguín 17 34 .333 19Las Tunas 14 37 .270 22 Source:http://www.granma.cu/granmad/eventos/49serie/z-series.html 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 References Further reading http://www.radiococo.cu/cronologia/1982.htm Cronología: 1982 2006-10-08 Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20050226003228/http://www.radiococo.cu/cronologia/1982.htm February 26, 2005 (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.) Category:Cuban National Series seasons Cuban National Series Cuban National Series Cuban National Series Cuban National Series