1978–79 Cuban National Series

Baseball season in Cuba 1978–79 Cuban National SeriesSerie Nacional de Béisbol 1978–79 Cuban National Series Baseball 51 18 Regular season Champion Sancti Spíritus (39–12) SNB 1977–78 Cuban National Series 1977–78 1979–80 Cuban National Series 1979–80 The 18th season of the Cuban National Series saw Sancti Spíritus win its first (and to date, only) championship, edging Villa Clara and defending champion Vegueros to win the league with a 39–12 record. Standings The league's size was again 18 teams: 11 provinces fielded a single team each, three provinces fielded two teams each, and the special administrative area of Isla de la Juventud (renamed from Isla de Pinos) fielded a team. Team W L Pct. GBSancti Spíritus 39 12 .764 -Villa Clara 36 14 .720 2½ Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 35 14 .714 3Cienfuegos 31 20 .607 8 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 30 20 .600 8½Camagüey 28 21 .571 10Granma 27 21 .500 10½ Citricultores (Matanzas) 28 23 .540 11Ciego de Ávila 26 25 .509 13Metropolitanos (Havana) 25 25 .500 13½Santiago de Cuba 23 28 .450 16Industriales (Havana) 22 27 .440 16Henequeneros (Matanzas) 22 29 .431 17Guantánamo 21 29 .420 17½Holguín 19 32 .372 20Las Tunas 15 35 .300 23½La Habana 14 36 .280 24½Isla de la Juventud 10 40 .200 28½ 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/1979.htm Cronología: 1979 2006-10-05 Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20050225131713/http://www.radiococo.cu/cronologia/1979.htm February 25, 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